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James Lawrence Shaw
2×2 · top 93.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026SHAW03
James Lawrence Shaw has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 17.17, set at Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026, puts him in the top 93.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38,713th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2026, he has put 15 official solves on the record across two events. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 17.17 | 33.40 | top 93.2% | 38,713 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 1:14.81 | 1:23.43 | top 95.9% | 58,011 / 59,724 |
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
- 11 Apr 2026First competition: Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026. A 1:15.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Davis County Showdown 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Puzzling for Awareness V Favorites 2026 · 11 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.
- Isaac Myers — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Miles LeBlanc — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- River Jessen — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 2×2 single — 169,048 people have one; it is 2.17 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 260,367 people have one; it is 14.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.