People · Australia
James Kort
3×3 · top 2.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021KORT01
James Kort has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.49, set at Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 215th in Australia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2021, he has put 107 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.78 in May 2021 to 7.49, a 49% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.49 | 10.69 | top 2.0% | 215 / 11,943 | |
| 2×2 | 2.12 | 5.16 | top 5.6% | 415 / 8,727 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.06 | 26.04 | top 29.0% | 660 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 59.53 | 1:10.61 | top 36.1% | 965 / 3,108 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.01 | — | top 59.5% | 848 / 1,412 | |
| Megaminx | 2:42.65 | — | early days — 1 solve | 891 / 1,313 | |
| Skewb | 14.16 | 20.13 | top 75.3% | 2,641 / 3,589 |
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
- 19 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024.
- 9 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Simple Sydney Saturday 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023.
- 22 May 2021First competition: Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021. A 15.74 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 May 2021First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021.
Competitions
- Sydney Cubing Decathlon 2026 · 2 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024 · 19 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Simple Sydney Saturday 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube Saturday 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021 · 22 May 2021 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sora Sato — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.