People · United States
James Markey III
3×3 · top 81.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025MARK09
James Markey III has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 43.88, set at Cape May Summer A 2026, puts him in the top 81.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 50,411th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2025, he has put 18 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 2:21.24 in August 2025 to 43.88, a 69% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 43.88 | 1:24.83 | top 81.0% | 50,411 / 60,666 |
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
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-60 3×3: 43.88 at Cape May Summer A 2026.
- 9 Aug 2025First competition: Cubing in the Ocean County 2025. A 2:21.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Liberty Science Center Fall B 2026 · 13 Sep 2026
- Cape May Summer A 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Ephrata Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in the Ocean County 2025 · 9 Aug 2025
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.
- James Markey Jr. — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Casey Ding — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 3×3 single — 221,848 people have one; it is 3.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.