People · United States
James Kobel
3×3 · top 37.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008KOBE01
James Kobel has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.21, set at Westchester Fall 2008, puts him in the top 37.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,628th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since November 2008, he has put 56 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.63 in November 2008 to 19.21, a 15% improvement. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 19.21 | 24.80 | top 37.8% | 21,628 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.03 | 6.93 | top 39.8% | 16,220 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 25.50 | 31.53 | top 40.2% | 2,649 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 3:25.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 19,101 / 19,354 |
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
- 7 Mar 2009Three personal bests in one day at Fort Lee Winter 2009.
- 22 Nov 2008First sub-20 3×3: 19.21 at Westchester Fall 2008.
- 8 Nov 2008First competition: Newark Open 2008. A 22.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fort Lee Winter 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Newark Winter 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Westchester Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Newark Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008
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.
- Patrick Jameson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Gavin Nelson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dan Cohen — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.21 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.