People · United States
James Nguyen
3×3 · top 45.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025NGUY17
James Nguyen has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.90, set at UCLA Summer 2025, puts him in the top 45.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26,037th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2025, he has put 20 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.99 in April 2025 to 21.90, a 29% improvement. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.90 | 24.73 | top 45.2% | 26,037 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 12.31 | 23.00 | top 67.6% | 12,642 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 3:16.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,286 / 7,841 |
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
- 20 Jul 2025First sub-30 3×3: 21.90 at UCLA Summer 2025.
- 6 Apr 2025First competition: Agoura Side Events Day 2025. A 30.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCLA Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Agoura Side Events Day 2025 · 6 Apr 2025
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.
- Ethan Dominic S. Librando — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shane Grogan — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tarun Jagadish — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
- A sub-12 Skewb single — 48,404 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.