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James Markotsis
3×3 · top 32.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022MARK06
James Markotsis has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.60, set at Connecticut Spring 2023, puts him in the top 32.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,223rd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since August 2022, he has put 50 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.23 in August 2022 to 17.60, a 24% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 17.60 | 18.87 | top 32.9% | 18,223 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.06 | 13.39 | top 36.7% | 10,394 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 7.08 | 8.15 | top 61.1% | 25,078 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:10.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 13,582 / 15,683 |
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
- 13 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.80 at Connecticut Spring 2023.
- 13 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Connecticut Spring 2023.
- 20 Aug 2022First competition: St. Joseph's Prep 2022. A 23.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Connecticut Spring 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's Prep 2022 · 20 Aug 2022
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.
- Evan Liu — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nikhil Kosanam — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Chan — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.60 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.