People · United Kingdom
James Mitchell
2×2 · top 17.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016MITC06
James Mitchell has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.23, set at Weston-super-Mare Open 2019, puts him in the top 17.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 988th in the United Kingdom. Across 9 competitions since August 2016, he has put 269 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.54 in August 2016 to 12.93, a 26% improvement. James has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.23 | 5.48 | top 17.0% | 988 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 12.93 | 15.08 | top 17.2% | 1,158 / 6,689 | |
| Skewb | 4.89 | 8.62 | top 17.3% | 410 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:21.75 | 2:26.36 | top 20.2% | 92 / 311 | |
| 4×4 | 52.94 | 1:04.91 | top 28.3% | 634 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.42 | 9.11 | top 31.3% | 1,263 / 3,656 | |
| Clock | 12.31 | 15.66 | top 36.4% | 489 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 5 of 5 cubes · 34:32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 62 / 126 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.95 | 35.50 | top 39.2% | 698 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.81 | 2:19.03 | top 47.9% | 588 / 1,151 | |
| Square-1 | 44.88 | 1:18.42 | top 70.9% | 575 / 778 |
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
- 23 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Open 2019.
- 17 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2018.
- 25 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.27 at Weston-super-Mare Open 2017.
- 25 Nov 2017Six personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Open 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017Seven personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Competition 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Open 2017.
Competitions
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Chester Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019
- Manchester Open 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Birmingham Open 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2016 · 4 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Competition 2016 · 27 Aug 2016
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.
- Charlie Stark — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- James Molloy — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.