People · United States
James Olson
3×3 · top 20.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018OLSO05
James Olson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.76, set at PDX Cubing for Causes 2020, puts him in the top 20.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,824th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since December 2018, he has put 99 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.41 in December 2018 to 13.76, a 44% improvement. James has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 13.76 | 16.94 | top 20.1% | 10,824 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.66 | 6.70 | top 22.2% | 8,695 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.32 | 9.04 | top 30.5% | 8,498 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 58.16 | 1:03.62 | top 34.5% | 5,548 / 19,072 |
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
- 8 Feb 2020First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at PDX Cubing for Causes 2020.
- 4 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.57 at Puget Sound Spring 2019.
- 4 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Puget Sound Spring 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018First competition: Puget Sound NxNxN 2018. A 24.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PDX Cubing for Causes 2020 · 8 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Washington Championship 2020 · 24 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound NxNxN 2019 · 7 Dec 2019
- Puget Sound Summer 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Puget Sound Spring 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- SnoCo Feet Fest 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
- Puget Sound NxNxN 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
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.
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Pearson — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ash Black — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.