People · Australia
James Eckhardt
2×2 · top 22.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023ECKH01
James Eckhardt has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.65, set at Victorian Open 2023, puts him in the top 22.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,696th in Australia. Across 5 competitions since March 2023, he has put 122 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.24 in March 2023 to 17.37, a 25% improvement. James has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 4.54 | top 22.1% | 1,696 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 17.37 | 20.36 | top 32.2% | 3,038 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.95 | 11.44 | top 44.4% | 2,444 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 11.85 | 16.84 | top 65.3% | 2,178 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.05 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,132 / 3,051 | |
| Clock | 42.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,040 / 1,095 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.51 at Victorian Open 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Victorian Open 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023First competition: Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023. A 23.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Puzzling Pakenham Sunday 2025 · 28 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cubing for Kids Sunday 2023 · 27 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Victorian Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Speedcubing at Seaworks 2023 · 18 Mar 2023
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Gemma Tolhurst — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Peter Au — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nathan Fares — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.