People · United Kingdom
James Finlay
Pyraminx · top 8.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018FINL01
James Finlay has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.18, set at August Bank Holiday Competition 2018, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 330th in the United Kingdom. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2018, he has put 55 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.53 in June 2018 to 13.65, a 39% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.18 | 9.00 | top 8.6% | 330 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 13.65 | 15.81 | top 19.7% | 1,320 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 6.68 | top 28.3% | 1,522 / 4,895 | |
| Skewb | 10.75 | 15.41 | top 59.4% | 1,425 / 2,421 |
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
- 25 Aug 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.39 at August Bank Holiday Competition 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.17 at August Bank Holiday Competition 2018.
- 2 Jun 2018First competition: Hastings Open 2018. A 22.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hastings Open 2018 · 2 Jun 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.
- Hannah Collins — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Sam Shaw — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sarah Fluck — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.