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James Kilgour

2×2 · top 40.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017KILG02

James Kilgour has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.05, set at Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018, puts him in the top 40.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,097th in the United Kingdom. Across 3 competitions since November 2017, he has put 41 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.55 in November 2017 to 5.05, a 23% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 40.0% of 186,767 all-time
5.05
signature single · Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018
41
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited Kingdom
2×25.056.04
top 40.0%2,097 / 4,895
3×325.9329.97
top 54.6%3,821 / 6,689
Pyraminx15.2025.74
top 82.6%3,194 / 3,656
3×3 one-handed1:08.93
early days — 2 solves1,663 / 1,851

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

Weston-super-Mare Open 2017: 6.55Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018: 5.05Lincoln Open 2019: 5.735.056.5525 Nov 201720 Apr 2019

Best single per competition, 2×2. 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-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
  • A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 0.93 away.

Targets move as he improves.