People · Panama
James Marmolejo
3×3 · top 2.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024MARM01
James Marmolejo has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.89, set at Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Panama. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2024, he has put 231 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.39 in May 2024 to 7.89, a 52% improvement. James has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Panama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.89 | 10.18 | top 2.6% | 7 / 283 | |
| Skewb | 2.72 | 9.88 | top 3.7% | 4 / 68 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.61 | 16.89 | top 7.4% | 7 / 80 | |
| 2×2 | 3.05 | 4.54 | top 14.9% | 31 / 192 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.31 | 1:35.84 | top 25.2% | 13 / 42 | |
| 4×4 | 50.60 | 56.07 | top 25.6% | 17 / 71 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.54 | 11.17 | top 40.9% | 45 / 110 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.30 | 2:13.74 | top 55.1% | 23 / 38 |
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
- 8 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.64 at Panama Nationals 2025.
- 8 Nov 2025Four personal bests in one day at Panama Nationals 2025.
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Dolphin Cup ISP II 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Dolphin Cup ISP 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.90 at Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024.
- 18 May 2024First competition: Skewb Wins Panamá 2024. A 16.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Road to Nats: El Dorado 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Herrera 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Panama Nationals 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing C3 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Dolphin Cup ISP II 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Dolphin Cup ISP 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Desafío Rubik's 50 Años Panamá 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Desafío 50 Años Altaplaza 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Skewb Wins Panamá 2024 · 18 May 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.
- Ezequiel Cedeño — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Gustavo Ross — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead once
- David Montenegro — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.