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James Nowaczyk
3×3 · top 41.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024NOWA03
James Nowaczyk has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.57, set at Oregon State Fall 2026, puts him in the top 41.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24,111th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since May 2024, he has put 51 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.67 in May 2024 to 5.69, a 47% 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 | 20.57 | 24.74 | top 41.7% | 24,111 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.69 | 7.36 | top 47.6% | 19,572 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.41 | 13.03 | top 56.2% | 16,682 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 3:04.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,331 / 9,537 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Aug 2025First sub-30 3×3: 23.92 at Boise One-Handed Blitz 2025.
- 2 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Boise One-Handed Blitz 2025.
- 11 May 2024First competition: Burley Summer 2024. A 43.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oregon State Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Boise One-Handed Blitz 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Burley Summer 2024 · 11 May 2024
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.
- Benjamin Huff — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Robert G. Klusaw — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Damian Wilding — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.