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James Pruden
Pyraminx · top 12.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024PRUD01
James Pruden has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.80, set at Texas Championship 2024, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,116th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2024, he has put 203 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.02 in June 2024 to 12.53, a 30% improvement. James has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.80 | 7.63 | top 12.0% | 3,116 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.53 | 15.90 | top 15.7% | 8,442 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.40 | 1:12.73 | top 15.9% | 1,085 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 49.37 | 1:00.50 | top 23.9% | 3,652 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 6.08 | 8.17 | top 26.3% | 4,285 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.08 | 5.22 | top 27.5% | 10,868 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 20.09 | 28.21 | top 28.2% | 1,850 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 13.72 | 17.90 | top 42.7% | 3,426 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.07 | 2:13.71 | top 46.8% | 3,884 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.12 | 44.74 | top 61.0% | 8,581 / 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
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cube More in Taylor 2025.
- 10 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Austin Spring Open 2025.
- 22 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Texas Championship 2024.
- 2 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.94 at Austin NxN 2024.
- 2 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Austin NxN 2024.
- 30 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024.
Competitions
- Cube More in Taylor 2025 · 1 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Austin Spring Open 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Texas Championship 2024 · 22 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Austin NxN 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Humble Cube Rumble Summer 2024 · 30 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Don't Pop Austin 2024 · 2 Jun 2024
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.
- Tristan Patrick — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Tucker Chamberlain — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rune Thomas Coulbourne — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.