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James McIntosh
Pyraminx · top 30.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023MCIN06
James McIntosh has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.28, set at Edinburgh Autumn 2025, puts him in the top 30.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,212th in the United Kingdom. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 176 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.23 in September 2023 to 20.44, a 32% improvement. James has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.28 | 16.51 | top 30.2% | 1,212 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 20.44 | 23.81 | top 41.2% | 2,848 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 13.54 | 16.88 | top 42.0% | 560 / 1,232 | |
| 2×2 | 7.00 | 7.70 | top 60.4% | 3,117 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.32 | 1:50.50 | top 64.6% | 1,418 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 2:54.51 | 3:02.79 | top 76.2% | 949 / 1,151 | |
| Megaminx | 3:22.82 | 3:50.38 | top 81.6% | 892 / 966 | |
| Skewb | 16.44 | 24.58 | top 82.6% | 2,013 / 2,421 | |
| Square-1 | 1:03.26 | 1:43.17 | top 85.6% | 684 / 778 | |
| 6×6 | 6:58.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 529 / 548 |
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
- 11 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Winter 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 23.25 at Glasgow Spring 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Glasgow Spring 2024.
- 22 Sep 2023First competition: Glasgow Autumn 2023. A 30.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Edinburgh Autumn 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Winter 2025 · 11 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Favourites Evening II 2024 · 21 Oct 2024
- Glasgow Favourites Evening I 2024 · 1 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Glasgow Side Events Autumn 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Summer Beginners 2024 · 23 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 Sep 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.
- Sam Jones — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛) — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.