People · United States
James Hoover
3×3 · top 56.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022HOOV02
James Hoover has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 26.72, set at Happy Valley Spring PA 2025, puts him in the top 56.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33,205th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since June 2022, he has put 26 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.30 in June 2022 to 26.72, a 22% improvement. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 26.72 | 28.27 | top 56.3% | 33,205 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 2:00.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,250 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 13.07 | 30.12 | top 87.0% | 36,166 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 26.76 | 41.80 | top 95.8% | 18,350 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 34.72 | 51.31 | top 99.0% | 28,576 / 28,708 |
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
- 1 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.72 at Happy Valley Spring PA 2025.
- 25 Jun 2022First competition: Lake Erie Showdown 2022. A 34.30 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Happy Valley Spring PA 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Lake Erie Showdown 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
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.
- Jayden Hoover — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Xavier Ye — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Chi — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-2:00 4×4 single — 68,574 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.