People · Canada
James Magraken
3×3 · top 12.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016MAGR01
James Magraken has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.59, set at Gouverneur Sprint 2026, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,196th in Canada. Across 10 competitions since August 2016, he has put 154 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.41 in August 2016 to 11.59, a 69% improvement. James has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.59 | 14.11 | top 12.5% | 1,196 / 10,502 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:10.58 | — | top 16.3% | 52 / 362 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.10 | 9.76 | top 20.8% | 871 / 4,913 | |
| Clock | 11.45 | 12.59 | top 32.2% | 296 / 1,057 | |
| 2×2 | 4.55 | 4.82 | top 33.6% | 2,336 / 7,245 | |
| Square-1 | 22.56 | 24.85 | top 33.8% | 296 / 973 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 10 cubes · 56:11 | — | early days — 3 solves | 38 / 116 | |
| Skewb | 7.68 | 10.41 | top 39.0% | 982 / 2,928 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 13:35.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 43 / 61 |
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
- 10 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Newmarket Side Events 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 11.59 at Gouverneur Sprint 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.59 at Gouverneur Sprint 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Gouverneur Sprint 2026.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 25.69 at Vancouver Open Winter 2017.
- 13 Aug 2016First competition: Edmonton Limited Summer 2016. A 37.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Newmarket Side Events 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Gouverneur Quiet 2026 · 19 Sep 2026
- Gouverneur Sprint 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet Waterloo 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Island 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- UBC Open 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Select 2018 · 30 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Fall 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Edmonton Limited Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
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.
- Joshua Wright — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jacob Hughes — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Chris Chi — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,611 people have one; it is 10.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.