People · Canada
James Fobel
3×3 · top 45.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023FOBE01
James Fobel has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.16, set at Waterloo Winter 2025, puts him in the top 45.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,668th in Canada. Across 3 competitions since December 2023, he has put 47 official solves on the record across seven events. 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.16 | 25.08 | top 45.9% | 4,668 / 10,392 | |
| 2×2 | 7.89 | 9.42 | top 67.1% | 4,917 / 7,173 | |
| Skewb | 12.28 | 15.96 | top 67.4% | 1,923 / 2,907 | |
| Megaminx | 3:00.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 921 / 1,375 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.30 | 17.68 | top 79.1% | 3,980 / 4,858 | |
| Clock | 27.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 811 / 1,029 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:02.85 | 1:08.94 | top 85.5% | 2,138 / 2,620 |
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 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Waterloo Winter 2025.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: Waterloo Favourites Autumn 2023. A 24.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waterloo Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Battle of Waterloo 2024 · 8 Jun 2024
- Waterloo Favourites Autumn 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
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.
- Abdullah Gulab — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sebastián Font — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Jaques — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.16 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.