People · United States
James Markey
2×2 · top 39.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024MARK04
James Markey has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.02, set at Amherst Fall 2024, puts him in the top 39.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,881st in the United States. Across 4 competitions since March 2024, he has put 35 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.42 in March 2024 to 21.68, a 21% improvement. 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.02 | 8.67 | top 39.6% | 15,881 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 21.68 | 26.17 | top 44.6% | 25,679 / 59,724 |
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
- 2 Mar 2024First competition: The Battle of Concord 2024. A 27.42 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- The Battle of Lexington Semiquincentennial 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Fall River Cubikon 2025 · 2 Feb 2025
- Amherst Fall 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- The Battle of Concord 2024 · 2 Mar 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.
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Curtis Chai — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Josh Sanderson — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.