People · United States
James Kelly
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2020 · 2020KELL02
James Kelly has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.41, set at Texas Championship 2024, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,259th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2020, he has put 138 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.86 in January 2020 to 9.41, a 47% improvement. James has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.41 | 10.88 | top 5.9% | 3,259 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 44.81 | 51.84 | top 18.1% | 2,752 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.91 | 25.36 | top 23.0% | 2,952 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 4.06 | 4.33 | top 27.3% | 10,764 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 7.70 | 11.30 | top 39.0% | 6,703 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.66 | 2:10.81 | top 45.1% | 3,716 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.76 | 25.75 | top 51.1% | 14,855 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 3:09.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,099 / 7,841 |
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
- 22 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Texas Championship 2024.
- 22 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.44 at Space City Summer 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Space City Summer 2023.
- 25 Jan 2020First competition: Houston Winter 2020. A 17.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Texas Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Texas Championship 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Space City Summer 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Houston Winter 2020 · 25 Jan 2020
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.
- Matt Lee — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rune Thomas Coulbourne — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Austin Sanchez — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 4.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.