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James Matthew Young
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018YOUN09
James Matthew Young has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.29, set at Singapore Mini 2019, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 318th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2018, he has put 62 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.86 in February 2019 to 8.29, a 24% improvement. James has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.29 | 11.05 | top 3.3% | 318 / 6,270 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 24 moves | 28.67 | top 4.0% | 4 / 189 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.10 | 21.88 | top 18.1% | 444 / 2,440 |
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
- 16 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.29 at Singapore Mini 2019.
- 16 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Singapore Mini 2019.
- 28 Oct 2018First competition: Fewest Moves Southeast Asia 2018.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship FMC 2022 · 22 Oct 2022
- Cheltenham Summer 2022 · 25 Jun 2022
- FMC Asia 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Mini 2019 · 16 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Cube Championship 2019 · 23 Feb 2019
- Fewest Moves Southeast Asia 2018 · 28 Oct 2018
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.
- Firstian Fushada (符逢城) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ng Jia Quan (黄佳铨) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Wong Chong Wen (黄崇文) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 4.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.