People · United States
James McCleland
Skewb · top 10.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023MCCL07
James McCleland has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.91, set at Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024, puts him in the top 10.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,572nd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 139 official solves on the record across ten events. James has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.91 | 7.80 | top 10.3% | 1,572 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.53 | 7.47 | top 10.4% | 2,716 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 8.87 | 12.36 | top 19.3% | 1,475 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 | 16.68 | 18.91 | top 30.0% | 16,479 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.78 | 1:15.14 | top 39.4% | 6,413 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 5.02 | 6.27 | top 39.6% | 15,881 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.51 | 2:29.12 | top 46.6% | 3,431 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 29.72 | 36.23 | top 48.9% | 3,187 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:40.01 | — | top 70.5% | 6,196 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,726 / 2,040 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.68 at Sonoran Side Events 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Sonoran Side Events 2023.
- 20 Aug 2023First competition: Bring the Heat AZ 2023. A 20.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arizona Favorites 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Milwaukee Cubing Mania 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Phoenix Cubing Open 2023 · 10 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Sonoran Side Events 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bring the Heat AZ 2023 · 20 Aug 2023
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.
- Ivan Vanek — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ngan Tran — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Samuel Low — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.