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James Gilbert
2×2 · top 68.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026GILB05
James Gilbert has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 8.04, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 68.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28,579th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2026, he has put 38 official solves on the record across three events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 21.17 in May 2026 to 12.82, 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 8.04 | 10.44 | top 68.0% | 28,579 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.82 | 14.58 | top 72.0% | 21,655 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 42.80 | 55.80 | top 80.0% | 49,675 / 60,666 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 May 2026First competition: RVA Spring 2026. A 56.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 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.
- Ryland Wilson — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Jerome — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Nielsen — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 2×2 single — 128,257 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 87,967 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.