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James Holdsworth

Megaminx · top 1.3% of 34,786 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015HOLD01

James Holdsworth has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 38.70, set at Australian Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Australia. Until November 2014, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 78 competitions since July 2015, he has put 2,146 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.41 in July 2015 to 7.24, a 63% improvement. James has entered 78 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Megaminx
best event — top 1.3% of 34,786 all-time
38.70
signature single · Australian Nationals 2023
2,146
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 52% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingAustralia
Megaminx38.7043.30
top 1.3%21 / 1,277
3×37.2410.19
top 1.6%180 / 11,709
2×21.643.43
top 2.8%223 / 8,567
4×434.1637.63
top 6.0%158 / 3,051
3×3 one-handed17.7725.04
top 14.5%326 / 2,659
Pyraminx5.359.67
top 15.4%745 / 5,993
Skewb5.7218.41
top 23.6%628 / 3,534
5×51:32.751:44.97
top 29.6%402 / 1,356
Clock11.0112.70
top 30.2%318 / 1,095
3×3 Fewest Moves40 moves45.33
early days — 3 solves216 / 468
3×3 blindfolded3:06.04—
top 54.1%252 / 394
6×63:52.724:37.52
top 63.0%391 / 641
7×75:45.706:16.13
top 64.2%304 / 523

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

Perth Winter 2015: 19.41Perth Summer 2016: 12.09Perth Cube-Con 2016: 11.78Perth Winter 2016: 12.16Perth Summer 2017: 11.35Perth Winter 2017: 11.28Perth Autumn 2018: 10.97Perth Puzzle Party 2019: 9.45Koalafication Perth 2019: 9.79WCA World Championship 2019: 10.32Westcoast Woodvale Weekends 2019: 11.16Perth Puzzle Party 2020: 10.58Perth Late Night 2020: 10.86Speedy South Perth 2020: 10.75South Perth Summer 2020: 9.76York Cube Day 2021: 8.25Showground Showdown 2021: 9.67Craigie Cube-Off 2021: 10.11WA State Championship 2021: 9.58Fremantle Fast Fingers 2021: 10.02Perth 10 Year Anniversary 2021: 10.01Perth Autumn 2022: 10.29Rockingham Rapid 2022: 7.24WA Open 2022: 9.84Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022: 10.97Cool Down with the Cows 2022: 10.50Butler Blitz 2022: 10.88Perth Summer 2023: 9.55Hurry Up Karrinyup 2023: 9.14Freo Cube-Off 2023: 11.24Perth Autumn 2023: 10.80Perth Time Trial 2023: 11.47Queensland Open 2023: 10.03Scarborough Skewb-Off 2023: 9.15WA Open 2023: 10.96Australian Nationals 2023: 10.25Butler Blitz 2023: 9.79Speedy South Perth 2023: 8.72Cubing by Quinns Beach 2023: 9.02Perth Puzzle Party 2024: 10.51Albany Summer Solving 2024: 10.96Murdoch University Open 2024: 10.59South Perth Cube Day 2024: 10.18Going Fast in Guildford 2024: 10.25Perth Puzzle Pyjama Party 2024: 9.01Only 3x3s in Perth 2024: 9.61Perth Winter 2024: 9.51Perth Time Trial 2024: 9.05Bunbury's South West Speedsolving 2024: 11.16Move It Midland 2024: 9.15Rubik's WCA Oceanic Championship 2024: 9.33Perth Puzzle Party 2025: 9.24Freo Cube-Off 2025: 10.23Perth Autumn 2025: 10.03Perth Winter 2025: 9.19Perth Time Trial 2025: 10.42Move It Midland 2025: 10.32Bunbury's South West Speedsolving 2025: 9.41Muchea Cube Day 2025: 10.39Christmas Cubing by Sorrento Beach 2025: 9.86Perth Summer 2026: 8.69Perth Puzzle Party 2026: 10.30Perth Time Trial 2026: 7.91Perth Winter 2026: 10.43Winding Down in Willetton 2026: 10.127.2419.4118 Jul 201515 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-30 Megaminx single — 75 people have one; it is 8.70 away.
  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.24 away.

Targets move as he improves.