People · United States
James Ghanem
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025GHAN01
James Ghanem has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.99, set at Penn Cube Day Fall 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,641st in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2025, he has put 216 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.30 in August 2025 to 7.99, a 40% improvement. James has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 7.99 | 11.33 | top 2.8% | 1,641 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.30 | 18.51 | top 4.9% | 707 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 35.06 | 44.61 | top 6.8% | 1,072 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.80 | 1:07.59 | top 11.5% | 791 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 16.10 | 22.32 | top 18.9% | 1,297 / 6,846 | |
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 5.00 | top 20.5% | 8,154 / 41,674 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.74 | 1:30.31 | top 23.2% | 1,823 / 9,537 | |
| Skewb | 6.45 | 9.36 | top 29.4% | 4,879 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:01.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 713 / 2,128 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.19 | 12.97 | top 37.9% | 10,960 / 29,168 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Penn Cube Day Fall 2026.
- 14 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 22 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at Penn Cube Day Spring 2026.
- 15 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at King of Prussia Spring 2026.
- 30 Aug 2025First competition: CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025. A 17.68 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.30 at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Christmas City Cubing PA 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- LCCC Cubing Summer 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
- Ephrata Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Penn Cube Day Spring 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- King of Prussia Spring 2026 · 15 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2025 · 2 Nov 2025
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Milan Vincent Andric — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Leland Pak — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Eli Rogers — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.