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James Osterwisch

2×2 · top 26.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023OSTE01

James Osterwisch has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.00, set at Baton Rouge Winter 2023, puts him in the top 26.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,457th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since January 2023, he has put 38 official solves on the record across seven events. James has entered two competitions.

2×2
best event — top 26.5% of 186,767 all-time
4.00
signature single · Baton Rouge Winter 2023
38
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×24.005.30
top 26.5%10,457 / 40,951
3×320.5823.82
top 41.6%23,726 / 59,724
Pyraminx12.0416.54
top 67.4%19,944 / 28,708
4×41:36.11
top 68.0%12,085 / 19,072
Megaminx2:58.06
top 73.5%5,738 / 7,841
5×53:03.34
early days — 2 solves7,183 / 9,401
3×3 one-handed1:18.57
top 92.1%14,154 / 15,683

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

Baton Rouge Winter 2023: 20.58Turning at Tompkins Spring 2024: 22.8420.5822.847 Jan 202321 Apr 2024

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Seth Talbot — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
  • Dylan Miller — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
  • RJ Gohn — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
  • A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.58 away.

Targets move as he improves.