People · United States
James Melancon
3×3 · top 42.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022MELA01
James Melancon has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.86, set at Marshall Cubing September 2022, puts him in the top 42.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24,227th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since August 2022, he has put 24 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.52 in August 2022 to 20.86, a 24% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.86 | 27.34 | top 42.4% | 24,227 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.21 | 7.44 | top 53.0% | 21,628 / 40,951 |
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
- 27 Aug 2022First competition: Marshall Middle Slice 2022. A 27.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tierrasanta Pizza Party 2026 · 23 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Marshall Cubing September 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Marshall Middle Slice 2022 · 27 Aug 2022
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.
- Matthew Dickman — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Joel Kim — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shane Grogan — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.