People · United Kingdom
James Goodwin
3×3 · top 10.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016GOOD06
James Goodwin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.06, set at Brent Cross Winter 2023, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 779th in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since November 2016, he has put 137 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.85 in November 2016 to 11.06, a 66% improvement. James has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.06 | 13.30 | top 10.7% | 779 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 5.01 | top 11.9% | 749 / 4,946 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.98 | 11.92 | top 19.9% | 780 / 3,704 | |
| 4×4 | 56.06 | 1:04.20 | top 32.1% | 736 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.93 | 37.85 | top 34.1% | 613 / 1,861 | |
| Skewb | 8.24 | 19.72 | top 43.2% | 1,031 / 2,439 |
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
- 18 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Brent Cross Winter 2023.
- 26 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.84 at UK Championship 2018.
- 26 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2018.
- 27 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.98 at UK Championship 2017.
- 15 Apr 2017First sub-30 3×3: 20.64 at Newcastle-under-Lyme Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2016First competition: UK Championship 2016. A 32.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brent Cross Winter 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- London Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Newcastle-under-Lyme Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 Nov 2016
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.
- Chris Mills — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sean Moran — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charlie Stark — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.