People · United States
James Link
Pyraminx · top 4.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023LINK01
James Link has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.30, set at Prescott Cubing Winter 2024, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,221st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2023, he has put 330 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.64 in March 2023 to 11.32, a 56% improvement. James has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.30 | 7.60 | top 4.7% | 1,221 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 3.33 | top 5.3% | 2,105 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.65 | 5.85 | top 8.6% | 1,328 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.32 | 12.31 | top 11.5% | 6,210 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 42.96 | 47.01 | top 15.7% | 2,375 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.84 | 1:24.93 | top 17.3% | 1,176 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 19.67 | 26.55 | top 27.2% | 1,788 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 10.53 | 11.97 | top 27.6% | 2,127 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.72 | 28.49 | top 30.7% | 3,972 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.18 | 1:49.21 | top 37.0% | 2,950 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:34.51 | 4:08.84 | early days — 3 solves | 2,139 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:38.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,318 / 2,092 |
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
- 8 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Lopes Up AZ 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Six personal bests in one day at Arizona Championship 2026.
- 10 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at Arizona Championship 2025.
- 20 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at Bring the Heat AZ 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.13 at Arizona Speedcubing Summer 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023First competition: Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023. A 25.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lopes Up AZ 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Arizona Championship 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Arizona Championship 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Megaminx Madness AZ 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Prescott Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Favorites 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Prescott Cubing Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- InTents Cubing Grand Canyon 2023 · 15 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bring the Heat AZ 2023 · 20 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 · 19 Mar 2023
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.
- Mia Sponseller — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Dan Tran — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead once
- TJ Hayward — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.