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James Hildreth

2×2 · top 1.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009HILD01

James Hildreth has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.19, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 419th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 244 competitions since March 2009, he has put 10,491 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.65 in March 2009 to 7.24, a 57% improvement. James has entered 244 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 1.0% of 186,767 all-time
1.19
signature single · CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018
10,491
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 80% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×21.192.91
top 1.0%419 / 40,951
3×37.249.88
top 1.6%987 / 59,724
3×3 one-handed12.0816.33
top 3.1%484 / 15,683
Square-18.0810.92
top 3.1%232 / 6,743
4×432.1537.67
top 4.3%685 / 19,072
5×558.351:07.24
top 4.7%390 / 9,401
3×3 Fewest Moves25 moves28.67
top 5.1%118 / 2,040
7×72:40.162:50.36
top 5.5%147 / 3,184
6×61:47.611:51.43
top 6.3%215 / 4,196
Skewb3.285.99
top 6.5%1,002 / 18,907
Pyraminx4.115.94
top 8.2%2,103 / 28,708
Clock6.959.76
top 10.7%831 / 8,927
Megaminx1:06.271:23.96
top 13.5%917 / 7,841
3×3 blindfolded1:13.411:52.76
top 17.2%332 / 2,092
3×3 Multi-Blind5 of 5 cubes · 39:22—
top 37.5%283 / 731
4×4 blindfolded12:08.00—
top 67.2%278 / 440

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

Ohio Open 2009: 16.65Motor City Open 2009: 17.56Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009: 20.46Indiana Summer Open 2009: 16.52Thankscubing Day 2009: 12.96Carnegie Mellon Fall 2009: 14.22Indiana Winter 2010: 12.03United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010: 12.34Hillsdale Winter 2012: 12.18Indiana 2012: 14.68Dixon Winter 2013: 13.25Hillsdale Winter 2013: 13.97UIUC Spring 2013: 11.65Dayton Open 2013: 13.28New Albany 2013: 14.68World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013: 14.26Battle of Waterloo 2013: 13.19Leaf Town 2013: 8.63Hillsdale Fall 2013: 13.77Blizzard Town 2014: 12.32Fantastic Michigan Competition 2014: 10.03Holy Toledo Winter 2014: 12.11Dixon Spring 2014: 12.72Toronto Open Spring 2014: 11.58Cornell Open Spring 2014: 13.09Michigan May Madness 2014: 11.95Battle of Waterloo 2014: 11.59Iowa Corn Lovers 2014: 11.27CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014: 10.80Michigan 2014: 10.14Dixon Summer 2014: 11.66US Nationals 2014: 13.74Mishawaka Fall 2014: 11.66Carnegie Mellon Fall 2014: 11.68Michigan Mystery 2014: 12.32Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2015: 10.40Summit City Open 2015: 10.92Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2015: 11.04Toronto Open Spring 2015: 10.53Canadian Open 2015: 9.03Indiana 2015: 9.30Dayton 2015: 9.74Franconia Open 2015: 10.31Michigan 2015: 11.29Great Lakes Cubing Competition 2015: 10.31US Nationals 2015: 10.18Cubic Catastrophe 2015: 11.81MCC Gamma 2015: 10.38Médecins Sans Frontières Open 2015: 8.56Toronto Open Fall 2015: 10.40Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2015: 11.52Queen City 2016: 10.72Dixon Winter 2016: 10.76Mishawaka 3x3 Day 2016: 10.08Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2016: 10.85Dayton Spring 2016: 9.98Alpharetta Open 2016: 8.90Clock N' Other Stuff 2016: 9.77Summit City Open 2016: 8.58Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2016: 9.10Minnesota Cube Melt 2016: 9.01Indiana 2016: 11.07Petoskey Cubing 2016: 10.14US Nationals 2016: 9.49Michigan 2016: 9.93Wiscube 2016: 10.09Mason Cubing Challenge 2016: 10.69Dixon Fall 2016: 9.88Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2016: 10.58Shaker Fall 2016: 10.02Dayton Winter 2017: 10.52Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2017: 9.75Mishawaka Winter 2017: 10.30Bluegrass Spring 2017: 9.13Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2017: 10.26Shaker Spring 2017: 8.73Cat and Mouse 2017: 11.12South Omaha Speedsolve 2017: 10.58Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017: 10.40CubingUSA Nationals 2017: 11.40Southern Championships 2017: 10.01Petoskey Cubing 2017: 9.78Michigan 2017: 9.72Rally In The Valley 2017: 10.27Hendersonville Fall 2017: 9.85Bulldog Cubing 2017: 10.40Glass City Open 2017: 7.96Battle of Waterloo 2017: 9.70Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2017: 9.02ChicaGhosts 2017: 9.30Shaker Fall 2017: 9.71Framingham Frozen Fingers 2018: 11.05Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2018: 10.29SCC Winter 2018: 10.73Lions Cubing 2018: 10.12Incredible Pencil Mania 2018: 10.21Grind City 2018: 10.19Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2018: 9.44CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018: 10.48Elk Cubing 2018: 10.46River Hill Spring 2018: 8.59Shaker Spring 2018: 9.84Rocket City 3.0 2018: 9.36South Dakota First 2018: 10.35CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018: 10.43CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2018: 10.00Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018: 9.57First State 2018: 10.46Holy Toledo Summer 2018: 11.21CubingUSA Nationals 2018: 8.00Michigan 2018: 11.10Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018: 9.50Fargo Fall 2018: 9.89Indianapolis Fall 2018: 9.49Pittsburgh Open 2018: 9.36Imagination Station 2018: 9.73Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2019: 10.24Derby City Open 2019: 10.68Blue Water Winter 2019: 11.51Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2019: 9.62CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019: 9.813rd Coast Cubing 2019: 10.19CubingUSA Nationals 2019: 9.44Michigan 2019: 11.41Indiana 2019: 9.16Mishawaka Summer 2019: 11.50Providence Fall 2019: 9.71Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2019: 9.00Burke Mountain Fall 2019: 9.09Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2019: 10.42Mississippi Capstone 2019: 8.04Indianapolis Cubes Winter 2019: 9.26Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020: 11.61Idaho Summer A 2021: 11.60Wyoming Summer 2021: 10.59Oklahoma Fall PM 2021: 9.11Welcome Back Wisconsin 2 2021: 9.77Missoula 2021: 8.98Baton Rouge Winter 2022: 10.35Kansas Cubing Open Winter 2022: 9.04Port Huron Speedcubing 2022: 10.75Kansas Cubing Open Spring 2022: 10.19Country Roads Huntington 2022: 10.88Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2022: 10.16Granite State 2022: 10.74BeCubed Summer 2022: 8.92CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2022: 9.26Hono Luau Cube Off 2022: 10.33Spokane Fall 2022: 9.82FSUbers 3.0 2022: 10.42AZCubing Winter 2022: 8.67Cubing Under the Northern Lights 2023: 10.06Washtenaw Winter 2023: 8.97Oak Valley Winter A 2023: 10.09Arkansolve 2023: 9.48Maine Spring 2023: 8.94Washtenaw Spring A 2023: 7.24Michigan Speedcubing Spring 2023: 8.72Michigan Mini 4 2023: 10.34Michigan Mini 5 2023: 9.00Washtenaw Qualifier 2023: 9.51Little Giant Open 2023: 11.24Michigan 2023: 7.66CubingUSA Nationals 2023: 10.48Washtenaw Slow Summer 2023: 11.54Michigan Mini 7 2023: 10.32Rapidly Grand 2023: 10.34Washtenaw Fast 'n Late Fall 2023: 8.64Michigan Mini 8 2023: 8.67Michigan Mini 9 2023: 8.75Michigan Mini 10 2023: 8.73Michigan Mini 11 2023: 9.81Washtenaw Autumn 2023: 9.89Michigan Mini 12 2023: 9.95Solve 4 Justice Southfield 2024: 10.23Michigan Mini 13 2024: 9.88Washtenaw Winter 2024: 9.77Michigan Mini 15 2024: 10.35Eastwood Cubing 2024: 9.75Washtenaw Newcomers 2024: 9.91Michigan Mini 17 2024: 9.26Michigan Mega Madness 2024: 9.90Washtenaw Spring 2024: 10.15Michigan Mini 18 2024: 9.09Arizona Championship 2024: 8.86Washtenaw Qualifiers 2024: 8.63Michigan Mini 19 2024: 8.24Michigan Championship 2024: 8.45Michigan Mini 20 2024: 9.83Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024: 9.76Michigan Mini 21 2024: 9.47Michigan Mini 22 2024: 8.51Washtenaw Summer 2024: 8.36Michigan Mini 23 2024: 8.72CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024: 9.96Washtenaw Fall 2024: 9.37Michigan Mini 24 2024: 8.64Michigan Mini 25 2024: 10.19Washtenaw Mini 3 2024: 10.02Michigan Mini 26B 2024: 8.72Gem City Ohio Showdown 2025: 10.23Michigan Mini 29 2025: 9.34Bowling Green 2025: 9.63Michigan Mini 30 2025: 8.66Washtenaw Spring 2025: 11.29Michigan Mini 31 2025: 9.21Plymouth Puzzle-Off 2025: 9.89Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 11.33Square-1 Showdown AZ 2025: 10.29Michigan Mini 33 2025: 9.74Michigan Championship 2025: 8.99Michigan Mini 34 2025: 10.07Michigan Mini 36 2025: 10.06Michigan Mini 37 2025: 10.33Michigan Mini 38 2025: 9.68Michigan Medium 2025: 8.34Michigan Mini 39 2026: 10.66Michigan Mini 41 2026: 8.00Michigan Mini 43 2026: 10.15Michigan Mini 44 2026: 9.857.2420.4628 Mar 200927 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.24 away.

Targets move as he improves.