People · United States
James Shepard
2×2 · top 26.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023SHEP04
James Shepard has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.03, set at CubingUSA New England Championship 2023, puts him in the top 26.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,610th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2023, he has put 63 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.70 in April 2023 to 19.74, a 20% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.03 | 7.49 | top 26.9% | 10,610 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 19.74 | 22.59 | top 39.2% | 22,186 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.83 | 13.34 | top 59.3% | 17,388 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.33 | — | top 76.8% | 14,106 / 19,072 |
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
- 4 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.74 at Fall River Cubikon 2024.
- 7 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Cape Cod 2023. A 24.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fall River Cubikon 2024 · 4 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- The Battle of Lexington 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubehenge 2023 · 11 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Cod 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Ryan Durette — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Winterberg — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tim Reynolds — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.