People · United Kingdom
James Jefferson
2×2 · top 8.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017JEFF02
James Jefferson has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.44, set at UK Championship 2017, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 562nd in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2017, he has put 52 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.81 in July 2017 to 2.44, a 58% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 4.67 | top 8.3% | 562 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.27 | 11.21 | top 30.1% | 1,209 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 7.08 | 10.60 | top 34.3% | 805 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 | 20.33 | 23.44 | top 40.9% | 2,823 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 2:26.52 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,974 / 2,071 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2017.
- 8 Jul 2017First competition: London Open 2017. A 27.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guildford Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- UK Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- London Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017
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.
- Sam Spendla — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- James Molloy — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Oscar Jones — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.