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James Ekins

Megaminx · top 1.1% of 34,786 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022EKIN01

James Ekins has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 37.58, set at SPAMTown IV MN 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 72nd in the United States. Until April 2015, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 66 competitions since June 2022, he has put 2,575 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.39 in June 2022 to 6.86, a 49% improvement. James has entered 66 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Megaminx
best event — top 1.1% of 34,786 all-time
37.58
signature single · SPAMTown IV MN 2026
2,575
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 84% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Megaminx37.5841.74
top 1.1%72 / 7,841
3×36.868.03
top 1.2%732 / 59,724
4×427.2132.28
top 1.5%245 / 19,072
2×21.362.04
top 1.6%633 / 40,951
5×552.0559.60
top 2.4%187 / 9,401
Pyraminx2.944.85
top 3.4%909 / 28,708
3×3 one-handed12.6015.46
top 3.8%559 / 15,683
6×61:42.681:57.70
top 4.7%163 / 4,196
7×73:01.403:16.28
top 11.0%297 / 3,184
3×3 Fewest Moves43 moves—
early days — 2 solves1,251 / 2,040
3×3 blindfolded4:53.44—
early days — 1 solve1,618 / 2,092

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

Sioux Falls Spring 2022: 13.39Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022: 13.51BeCubed Summer 2022: 12.06Side Events Minnesota 2022: 13.40Get to the Point 2022: 12.23Cubetcha 2022: 11.24Iowa Fall 2022: 11.56Race the Clock Minnesota 2022: 10.13North Star Cubing Challenge 2023: 10.21Frozen Lake Minnesota 2023: 10.26SPAMtown Cubing 2023: 9.58Minnesota Cube Melt 2023: 9.43CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023: 9.92Little Giant Open 2023: 8.54Minnesota Meetup II Thursday 2023: 9.84Sioux Falls Saturday 2023: 8.25CubingUSA Nationals 2023: 9.94Wisconsin Cubing Marathon 2023: 8.90Minnesota Cube Day 2023: 9.14North Woods 2023: 9.06Cubetcha 2023: 8.47SPAMtown II 2023: 7.88NxN Minnesota 2023: 8.76Race the Clock Minnesota 2023: 7.95North Star Cubing Challenge 2024: 8.55Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2024: 7.39Sturgeon Bay Big Cubes 2024: 8.62Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2024: 7.74New Ulm Reboot 2024: 8.12Minnesota Slice 2024: 7.47Minnesota Cube Melt 2024: 8.72CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024: 8.10Minnesota Warm Up 2024: 7.22Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024: 8.89Minnesota Meetup IV Monday 2024: 7.69Grand Forks 2024: 8.00Cubetcha MN 2024: 7.45SPAMtown III MN 2024: 7.19Minnesota Championship 2024: 8.194x4 by Four Madison Lakes 2024: 7.15North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2025: 7.31Big Cube Battle of Waterloo 2025: 7.92Cubing at Iowa State 2025: 7.24Racing in Rosemount 2025: 6.86Minnesota Newcomer Saturday 2025: 7.01Minnesota Cube Melt 2025: 9.02Algs in Ankeny 2025: 8.17Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 8.22WisconsiNxN 2025: 8.32CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025: 8.18Cubetcha MN 2025: 7.78Cubing on the Green MN 2025: 7.96Minnesota Championship 2025: 8.21Race the Clock MN 2025: 9.51North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026: 7.92Eau Clock Wisconsin 2026: 7.59Minnesota Cube Melt 2026: 7.52CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2026: 8.41Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026: 7.66SPAMTown IV MN 2026: 6.986.8613.5111 Jun 202225 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Carter Kucala — met in 410 rounds, finished ahead 38 times
  • Nathan Rahn — met in 388 rounds, finished ahead 118 times
  • Kaius Young — met in 370 rounds, finished ahead 107 times

Next targets

  • A sub-30 Megaminx single — 75 people have one; it is 7.58 away.
  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.86 away.

Targets move as he improves.