People · United States
James Nelson
3×3 · top 19.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023NELS03
James Nelson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.64, set at Utah Megacomp 2023, puts him in the top 19.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,597th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since January 2023, he has put 82 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.51 in January 2023 to 13.64, a 42% improvement. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 13.64 | 19.55 | top 19.7% | 10,597 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.38 | 5.11 | top 31.4% | 12,483 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.85 | 14.24 | top 43.5% | 12,475 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 9.04 | 11.90 | top 48.7% | 8,698 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.45 | 42.56 | top 59.9% | 8,403 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.99 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,459 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,946 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 59.18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,560 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 7:04.86 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,989 / 4,196 |
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
- 25 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 13.64 at Utah Megacomp 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.64 at Utah Megacomp 2023.
- 25 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Utah Megacomp 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First competition: Utah Ice Cubing 2023. A 23.51 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Southern Utah Summer 2024 · 4 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Puzzling For Awareness XL 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Utah Megacomp 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2023 · 28 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.
- Cade Beck — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Canyon Pettitt — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Skye Bateman — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.