People · United States
James Lee
3×3 · top 9.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022LEEJ32
James Lee has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.78, set at Cubing in The Springs 2022, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,325th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since August 2022, he has put 170 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.97 in August 2022 to 10.78, a 36% improvement. James has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 10.78 | 14.12 | top 9.8% | 5,325 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 3.77 | top 14.2% | 5,587 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.37 | 27.64 | top 16.1% | 2,072 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 5.77 | 8.14 | top 24.0% | 3,894 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 54.36 | 58.48 | top 30.0% | 4,703 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.32 | 2:02.81 | top 44.2% | 3,630 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,031 / 2,040 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.99 | 13.24 | top 60.5% | 17,774 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:27.30 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,533 / 2,092 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 20:52.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 392 / 440 |
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
- 29 Oct 2022Five personal bests in one day at Cubing in The Springs 2022.
- 15 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at Summit Big Cube Showdown 2022.
- 13 Aug 2022First competition: Pueblo Puzzling 2022. A 16.97 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bundle Up Broomfield 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- LoCo Cubing PM 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Colorado Sensory Shutdown 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
- Loveland Fall 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing in The Springs 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Summit Big Cube Showdown 2022 · 15 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Pueblo Puzzling 2022 · 13 Aug 2022
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.
- Stone Amsbaugh — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kaemon Vita — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Raymos Castillo — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.