People · Finland
James Mäenpää
2×2 · top 1.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018MAEN01
James Mäenpää has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.40, set at Finnish Championship 2018, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Finland. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2018, he has put 167 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.40 | 4.05 | top 1.7% | 22 / 671 | |
| 3×3 | 10.25 | 11.87 | top 8.2% | 110 / 875 | |
| Skewb | 4.13 | 8.09 | top 11.8% | 79 / 405 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.18 | 10.70 | top 29.3% | 240 / 551 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.28 | 35.91 | top 37.5% | 136 / 314 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.14 | — | top 38.8% | 83 / 188 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.81 | 1:18.29 | top 44.7% | 191 / 388 | |
| Square-1 | 31.47 | 36.25 | top 52.2% | 96 / 155 | |
| 5×5 | 2:05.65 | — | top 52.8% | 126 / 232 | |
| 6×6 | 5:29.49 | 5:52.37 | early days — 3 solves | 100 / 116 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Oct 2018Six personal bests in one day at Oulu Open 2018.
- 11 May 2018First competition: Finnish Championship 2018. A 14.20 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Finnish Championship 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Pulmapelipäivät 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Oulu Open 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2018 · 11 May 2018
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.
- Kari Hyttinen — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Timo Norrkniivilä — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.