People · United Kingdom
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.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.05 | 6.04 | top 40.0% | 2,097 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 25.93 | 29.97 | top 54.6% | 3,821 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.20 | 25.74 | top 82.6% | 3,194 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,663 / 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
Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Nov 2017First competition: Weston-super-Mare Open 2017. A 29.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lincoln Open 2019 · 20 Apr 2019
- Stratford-upon-Avon Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2017 · 25 Nov 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 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Robert Yau — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Molloy — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
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.