People · Ecuador
James Montero
3×3 · top 8.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023MONT26
James Montero has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.36, set at Ecuador Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 75th in Ecuador. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 87 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.62 in July 2023 to 10.36, an 11% improvement. 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 | Ecuador | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.36 | 11.83 | top 8.5% | 75 / 1,104 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.95 | 1:23.69 | top 46.8% | 176 / 272 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:54.97 | 3:19.92 | top 51.0% | 9 / 17 |
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
- 15 Jul 2023First competition: UTN Ibarra Open 2023. A 15.65 3×3 single to start from.
- 15 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.62 at UTN Ibarra Open 2023.
Competitions
- Pedro Moncayo Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
- San Miguel de Ibarra Open 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Ecuador Cubing 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cotacachi Open 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UTN Ibarra Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Luis Fernando Aldás Cuestas — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Anthony Gerard Álvarez Ludeña — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kristie Daniela Andrade Puente — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 9.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.