People · Turkey
James Efe Şengül
Pyraminx · top 3.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024SENG03
James Efe Şengül has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.81, set at Turkish Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 20th in Turkey. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2024, he has put 405 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.37 in August 2024 to 2.07, a 61% improvement. James has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.81 | 5.33 | top 3.0% | 20 / 1,188 | |
| 3×3 | 8.37 | 10.57 | top 3.5% | 46 / 2,193 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.09 | top 5.2% | 73 / 1,647 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.54 | 20.31 | top 13.9% | 37 / 566 | |
| 4×4 | 50.25 | 55.54 | top 25.0% | 85 / 463 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.55 | 1:51.61 | top 36.5% | 61 / 181 | |
| Skewb | 7.71 | 13.09 | top 39.1% | 197 / 649 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 40 / 72 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Turkish Nationals 2025.
- 26 Jul 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.63 at Pre-Nats İstanbul 2025.
- 26 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Pre-Nats İstanbul 2025.
- 31 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at İstanbul May 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025Seven personal bests in one day at İstanbul April 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at İstanbul February Weekend 2025.
Competitions
- Turkish Nationals 2025 · 7 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Pre-Nats İstanbul 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- İstanbul May 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- İstanbul April 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- İstanbul February Weekend 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- İstanbul December 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Turkish Nationals 2024 · 14 Nov 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Back To School İstanbul B 2024 · 29 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- İstanbul Small B 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bursa Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ankara June 2024 · 29 Jun 2024
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.
- Timur Demirci — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Ömer Çavuş — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
- Ömer Eken — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.