People · United States
James Ellis Nale V
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018NALE01
James Ellis Nale V has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.15, set at Spokane Summer 2023, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,730th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since April 2018, he has put 446 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.49 in April 2018 to 8.15, a 77% improvement. James has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.15 | 11.54 | top 3.1% | 1,730 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 8.15 | 13.83 | top 3.3% | 238 / 6,743 | |
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 5.02 | top 13.0% | 5,116 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 9.36 | 11.06 | top 21.8% | 1,681 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 48.35 | 50.91 | top 22.6% | 3,420 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.81 | 30.13 | top 22.7% | 2,915 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.78 | 1:33.80 | top 23.6% | 1,630 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 6.40 | 9.70 | top 28.9% | 4,743 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.14 | 2:09.72 | top 44.1% | 3,619 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.98 | 12.76 | top 52.9% | 15,426 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 3:29.97 | 3:32.50 | top 54.7% | 2,065 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:07.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,564 / 3,184 |
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
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.15 at Spokane Summer 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Spokane Summer 2023.
- 12 Mar 2023Five personal bests in one day at Central Washington Evens 2023.
- 21 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Puget Sound Fall 2019.
- 8 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Oregon Championship 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at West Seattle Favorites 2019.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kent Summer 2023 · 9 Sep 2023
- Spokane Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington Championship 2023 · 14 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Central Washington Evens 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Central Washington Winter 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Washington Championship 2020 · 24 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Fall 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Yakima Valley Cubing Spring 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Atomic Cubing Spring 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Oregon Championship 2019 · 8 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- West Seattle Favorites 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- SnoCo Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Atomic Cubing Fall 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Yakima Valley Cubing 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Atomic Cubing Spring 2018 · 6 Apr 2018
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.
- Max Siauw — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 85 rounds, never finished ahead
- Timothy Castle — met in 83 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 766 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.