People · United Kingdom
James Keyes
Skewb · top 73.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023KEYE03
James Keyes has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 13.76, set at Stevenage July 2025, puts him in the top 73.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,807th in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 59 official solves on the record across four events. His Skewb best has come down from 21.18 in September 2023 to 13.76, a 35% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 13.76 | 16.57 | top 73.9% | 1,807 / 2,421 | |
| 2×2 | 10.06 | 16.70 | top 78.2% | 4,024 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 43.41 | 48.19 | top 80.5% | 5,714 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.68 | 17.28 | top 84.1% | 3,245 / 3,656 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 19 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2025.
- 10 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage February 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: Kent Autumn 2023. A 52.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage July 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage February 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Kent Autumn 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
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.
- Bo Forsell — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Jarrett — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Harry Allen — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 Skewb single — 48,404 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.