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James Relich

3×3 · top 56.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009RELI01

James Relich has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 26.77, set at Canadian Open 2009, puts him in the top 56.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33,278th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2009, he has put 43 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.30 in March 2009 to 7.15, a 46% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 56.4% of 284,439 all-time
26.77
signature single · Canadian Open 2009
43
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×326.7730.31
top 56.4%33,278 / 59,724
2×27.1510.21
top 61.7%25,355 / 40,951
4×42:09.25
top 85.5%16,135 / 19,072
5×54:30.66
early days — 2 solves9,012 / 9,401

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

Ohio Open 2009: 13.30Motor City Open 2009: 8.44Canadian Open 2009: 7.157.1513.3028 Mar 200919 Sep 2009

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.77 away.
  • A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.15 away.

Targets move as he improves.