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James Kouba
3×3 · top 26.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026KOUB01
James Kouba has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.46, set at COMO Cube-Off 2026, puts him in the top 26.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,148th in the United States. Across 1 competition since April 2026, he has put 18 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.46 | 19.43 | top 26.0% | 14,148 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 10.73 | 15.24 | top 80.6% | 33,419 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.64 | — | early days — 3 solves | 13,458 / 15,683 |
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 story so far
- 18 Apr 2026First competition: COMO Cube-Off 2026. A 15.46 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- COMO Cube-Off 2026 · 18 Apr 2026
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.
- Decha Enkvetchakul — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- William Villanueva — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daegan Dawson — met in 4 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.