People · United States
James Perera
3×3 · top 11.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017PERE56
James Perera has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.19, set at Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025, puts him in the top 11.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,996th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since September 2017, he has put 95 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.54 in September 2017 to 11.19, a 32% 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 | 11.19 | 13.80 | top 11.1% | 5,996 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 4.17 | top 16.1% | 6,312 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 46.44 | 54.20 | top 20.1% | 3,045 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.06 | 1:57.59 | top 44.1% | 3,616 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:52.88 | 3:56.48 | early days — 3 solves | 2,442 / 4,196 |
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
- 9 Dec 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.83 at Wildcat Holiday 2017.
- 16 Sep 2017First competition: Glass City Open 2017. A 16.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Houston 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Turning at Tompkins Spring 2024 · 21 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Glass City Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017
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.
- Zachary Garber — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Stanley Chapel — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steven Wintringham — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.19 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.