People · United States
James Faltermeier
3×3 · top 30.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026FALT01
James Faltermeier has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.73, set at Longmont Open 2026, puts him in the top 30.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16,894th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 52 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.26 in March 2026 to 16.73, a 13% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 16.73 | 19.28 | top 30.3% | 16,894 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.61 | 13.81 | top 41.5% | 12,087 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 6.52 | 8.44 | top 56.2% | 23,383 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.75 | 1:27.04 | top 59.0% | 10,348 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 12.77 | 20.85 | top 69.7% | 13,286 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 3:50.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,269 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 33.77 | — | early days — 3 solves | 8,120 / 9,172 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026First competition: Wyominx 2026. A 19.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Longmont Open 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Denver Mini 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wyominx 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
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.
- Liam Gaskins — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Evan Wilson — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kian Cline — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 47,369 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.