People · United States
James Rago
2×2 · top 18.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025RAGO01
James Rago has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.39, set at Wells Dual 2026, puts him in the top 18.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,520th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since January 2025, he has put 45 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.03 in January 2025 to 3.39, a 44% improvement. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 5.42 | top 18.9% | 7,520 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 17.30 | 21.20 | top 32.1% | 17,987 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.60 | 11.96 | top 41.4% | 12,064 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 10.45 | 10.69 | top 57.8% | 10,696 / 19,164 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wells Dual 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025First competition: Cubing at Hampton Beach 2025. A 18.85 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wells Dual 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing at Hampton Beach 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
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.
- Tommy Chestnutt — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Will Russo — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Durette — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.