People · United States
James Sehata
2×2 · top 3.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017SEHA01
James Sehata has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.79, set at Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,386th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since March 2017, he has put 437 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.14 in March 2017 to 10.23, a 59% improvement. James has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 4.32 | top 3.5% | 1,386 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.23 | 13.21 | top 8.1% | 4,477 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 44.48 | 50.36 | top 17.6% | 2,672 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.96 | 25.19 | top 17.7% | 2,277 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.08 | 8.53 | top 20.6% | 5,534 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 16.86 | 25.47 | top 20.7% | 1,389 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:33.34 | 1:53.15 | top 30.3% | 2,120 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.12 | 1:42.12 | top 31.6% | 2,499 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 7.09 | 11.26 | top 34.3% | 5,797 / 18,907 |
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
- 16 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Albany Winter 2019.
- 18 May 2018Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Heartland Championships 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.21 at Cat and Mouse 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.21 at Cat and Mouse 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017First competition: Dixon Spring 2017. A 25.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Illinois Speedcubing - Mini Sunday 2022 · 9 Oct 2022
- Mt. Prospect Open 2022 · 8 Oct 2022
- Puzzles at Wisconsin Spring 2022 · 28 May 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Welcome Back Wisconsin 2 2021 · 30 Oct 2021 — 1 personal best set
- Lake Country Fall 2019 · 20 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Madison Summer 2019 · 21 Sep 2019
- Indiana 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- 3rd Coast Cubing 2019 · 20 Jul 2019
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Albany Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Three Seconds Snakes 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Heartland Championships 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cat and Mouse 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dixon Spring 2017 · 25 Mar 2017
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.
- Joshua Feran — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Simon Kellum — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brian Johnson — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.