People · United States
James O'Brien
2×2 · top 44.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2021 · 2021OBRI05
James O'Brien has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.45, set at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022, puts him in the top 44.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,063rd in the United States. Across 2 competitions since December 2021, he has put 40 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.61 in December 2021 to 22.08, a 20% improvement. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.45 | 8.30 | top 44.8% | 18,063 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 22.08 | 24.81 | top 45.6% | 26,332 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.00 | 12.58 | top 60.5% | 17,801 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,349 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 18.98 | 23.88 | top 88.0% | 16,918 / 18,907 |
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
- 18 Dec 2021First competition: Sioux Falls Winter 2021. A 27.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2022 · 29 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Winter 2021 · 18 Dec 2021
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Bitz — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.