People · Australia
James McMinn
2×2 · top 20.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023MCMI01
James McMinn has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.56, set at Australian Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 20.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,600th in Australia. Across 6 competitions since January 2023, he has put 88 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 49.81 in January 2023 to 16.16, a 68% improvement. James has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 4.79 | top 20.9% | 1,600 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 16.16 | 19.50 | top 28.3% | 2,628 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.72 | 16.53 | top 58.5% | 3,430 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 10.94 | 12.98 | top 60.5% | 2,004 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.16 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,032 / 2,659 |
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
- 2 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.16 at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 2 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2025.
- 5 Mar 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.99 at North Sydney Cube Day 2023.
- 22 Jan 2023First competition: Cubing at The Cube Sunday 2023. A 49.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Newcastle Open 2023 · 23 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Maitland Winter 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Sydney Cube Day 2023 · 5 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube Sunday 2023 · 22 Jan 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.
- Sebastian Lee — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Archimedes Dines — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Liam Highducheck — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.