People · United States
James Olesen
3×3 · top 28.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014OLES01
James Olesen has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.22, set at Berkeley Fall 2015, puts him in the top 28.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,917th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2014, he has put 77 official solves on the record across six 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 20.73 in February 2014 to 16.22, a 22% improvement. James has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 16.22 | 17.59 | top 28.6% | 15,917 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 6.05 | 8.43 | top 51.5% | 21,340 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.83 | 40.30 | top 57.1% | 8,055 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 11.59 | 24.49 | top 64.0% | 12,050 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.43 | 13.47 | top 69.8% | 21,010 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.76 | 1:52.40 | top 73.8% | 13,557 / 19,354 |
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
- 23 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 17.27 at Berkeley Fall 2014.
- 9 Feb 2014First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014. A 20.73 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Fall 2015 · 22 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- SPCS Stanford Spring 2015 · 19 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2014 · 23 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2014 · 19 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014 · 9 Feb 2014
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.
- Riley Woo — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sirish Nutakki — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tyler Howlett — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 96,384 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.