People · United Kingdom
James Quartermain
3×3 · top 29.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024QUAR02
James Quartermain has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 16.50, set at Stevenage October 2025, puts him in the top 29.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,962nd in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 126 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.52 in March 2024 to 16.50, a 38% 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 16.50 | 22.56 | top 29.4% | 1,962 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 4.61 | 6.40 | top 34.4% | 1,818 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.44 | 59.40 | top 64.5% | 1,102 / 1,851 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 742 / 966 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.61 | 1:49.90 | top 66.3% | 1,461 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 2:50.84 | — | early days — 2 solves | 932 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 14.09 | 22.46 | top 75.1% | 1,832 / 2,421 | |
| Clock | 24.29 | 33.27 | top 75.3% | 948 / 1,232 | |
| Pyraminx | 20.50 | 21.77 | top 93.5% | 3,536 / 3,656 |
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
- 11 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage October 2025.
- 6 Sep 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.16 at Stevenage September 2025.
- 11 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024First competition: Stevenage Newcomers Saturday 2024. A 28.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hampshire Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage October 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage May 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage Newcomers Saturday 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Noah Calderon-Kamata — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Monty Fox — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Adam Stringer — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.50 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.