People · United Kingdom
James Gray
3×3 · top 13.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025GRAY01
James Gray has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.76, set at Stevenage June 2025, puts him in the top 13.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 919th in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since January 2025, he has put 95 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 51.87 in January 2025 to 11.76, a 77% improvement. James has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 11.76 | 14.37 | top 13.1% | 919 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 4.55 | 5.32 | top 33.6% | 1,784 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.65 | — | top 76.4% | 1,385 / 1,851 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.75 | 18.86 | top 76.7% | 2,993 / 3,656 | |
| 4×4 | 1:56.56 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,812 / 2,071 | |
| Skewb | 18.75 | 20.72 | top 87.6% | 2,165 / 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
- 7 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.76 at Stevenage June 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Gort-a Go Fast 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 22.85 at Stevenage March 2025.
- 1 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.82 at Stevenage March 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First competition: Chichester January 2025. A 51.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2025 · 15 Aug 2025
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage April 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Gort-a Go Fast 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage March 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Chichester January 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
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.
- Rufus Prabhu-Desai — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Barrow-Williams — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Noah Calderon-Kamata — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.