People · Ireland
James Hamm
Pyraminx · top 10.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012HAMM01
James Hamm has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.58, set at Northern Irish Open 2013, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 141st in Ireland. Across 4 competitions since February 2012, he has put 222 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.72 in February 2012 to 12.14, a 27% improvement. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.58 | 10.35 | top 10.7% | 141 / 911 | |
| 3×3 | 12.14 | 15.35 | top 14.4% | 201 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 3.61 | 5.43 | top 21.6% | 293 / 1,163 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 18 / 88 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.03 | 31.28 | top 28.8% | 106 / 448 | |
| 4×4 | 55.75 | 1:06.66 | top 31.6% | 153 / 579 | |
| 5×5 | 2:06.51 | 2:24.10 | top 53.3% | 151 / 296 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.63 | 3:02.92 | top 57.8% | 164 / 283 | |
| 6×6 | 4:24.44 | 4:36.84 | top 73.1% | 106 / 142 | |
| 7×7 | 7:16.43 | — | early days — 1 solve | 94 / 108 | |
| Square-1 | 1:17.59 | 1:33.67 | top 91.9% | 186 / 194 |
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
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Cork Open 2019.
- 4 Jul 2015Seven personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2015.
- 6 Apr 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.55 at Northern Irish Open 2013.
- 6 Apr 2013Six personal bests in one day at Northern Irish Open 2013.
- 11 Feb 2012First competition: Irish Open 2012. A 19.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cork Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2015 · 4 Jul 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Northern Irish Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Irish Open 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 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.
- Ciarán Beahan — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Tao Yu (喻韬) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Daniel Sheppard — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.