People · United Kingdom
James Rainey
Skewb · top 21.9% of 74,164 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023RAIN01
James Rainey has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.48, set at Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024, puts him in the top 21.9% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 513th in the United Kingdom. Across 6 competitions since January 2023, he has put 181 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. 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 Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.48 | 11.44 | top 21.9% | 513 / 2,439 | |
| 2×2 | 4.19 | 7.55 | top 29.0% | 1,576 / 4,946 | |
| Clock | 14.50 | 17.74 | top 45.9% | 622 / 1,255 | |
| 3×3 | 24.41 | 30.03 | top 51.4% | 3,628 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.07 | 12.61 | top 53.5% | 2,169 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.80 | 1:02.74 | top 67.8% | 1,177 / 1,861 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.28 | — | top 74.7% | 1,712 / 2,112 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.39 | — | top 85.4% | 1,084 / 1,167 |
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
- 15 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Belfast Summer 2024.
- 11 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First competition: Belfast Winter 2023. A 28.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belfast Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Meath Autumn 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dublin Summer Solving Sunday 2023 · 20 Aug 2023
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023
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.
- Seán O'Toole — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Tiernan McCorry — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Rory Menary — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.