People · United Kingdom
James Oatridge
2×2 · top 9.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023OATR01
James Oatridge has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Birmingham Summer 2024, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 648th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2023, he has put 245 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.74 in June 2023 to 11.24, a 46% improvement. James has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 4.81 | top 9.9% | 648 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 11.24 | 15.44 | top 11.2% | 807 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.92 | 7.65 | top 19.4% | 751 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 6.63 | 10.22 | top 30.7% | 729 / 2,421 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.57 | 1:13.68 | top 39.2% | 856 / 2,071 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.53 | — | early days — 3 solves | 523 / 966 | |
| Clock | 16.68 | 20.63 | top 54.3% | 706 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.54 | 45.96 | top 61.7% | 1,061 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:40.14 | — | top 70.5% | 876 / 1,151 | |
| 6×6 | 5:29.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 504 / 548 | |
| Square-1 | 1:06.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 695 / 778 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 350 / 372 |
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
- 17 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Birmingham Summer 2024.
- 29 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Manchester Spring 2024.
- 20 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.75 at Rubik's UK Championship 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.55 at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Five personal bests in one day at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023First competition: Wiltshire Summer 2023. A 24.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bristol Winter Beginners 2024 · 15 Dec 2024
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Birmingham Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Manchester Spring 2024 · 29 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiltshire December 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 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.
- Harvie Partridge — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fred Lang — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Matt Stephenson — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.