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James Manuel
3×3 · top 20.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024MANU03
James Manuel has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.77, set at Cubing at COTA 2026, puts him in the top 20.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,046th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2024, he has put 127 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 66% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.86 in June 2024 to 13.77, a 54% improvement. James has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 13.77 | 16.46 | top 20.2% | 11,046 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 4.09 | 5.62 | top 27.7% | 11,122 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.46 | 11.43 | top 48.7% | 14,338 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.54 | 44.74 | top 50.3% | 7,019 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.76 | — | top 64.2% | 11,426 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 20.42 | 25.47 | top 90.3% | 17,646 / 19,164 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.63 at Cubing at COTA 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing at COTA 2026.
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.34 at San Antonio Fall 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at San Antonio Fall 2025.
- 30 Jun 2024First competition: Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024. A 29.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- New Braunfels Tube & Twist 2026 · 2 Aug 2026
- Cubing at COTA 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- New Braunfels Comal Cubing Classic 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- San Antonio Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- The Heart of Texas 2025 · 26 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024
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.
- Michael Conard — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Zachary L. Gonzalez — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Lucas Wood — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.