People · United Kingdom
James Smith
2×2 · top 31.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023SMIT13
James Smith has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.39, set at Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024, puts him in the top 31.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,678th in the United Kingdom. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 126 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.56 in February 2023 to 18.22, a 31% improvement. James has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.39 | 6.47 | top 31.5% | 1,678 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 18.22 | 23.53 | top 34.7% | 2,342 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.01 | 11.82 | top 53.1% | 2,137 / 3,656 | |
| Clock | 21.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 850 / 1,232 |
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
- 22 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.22 at Stevenage July 2023.
- 22 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage July 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Suffolk Summer 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First competition: Lincolnshire Winter 2023. A 26.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage Newcomers Sunday 2024 · 10 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage February 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lužice 3x3 Day 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- Stevenage July 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Suffolk Summer 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage May 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Lincolnshire Winter 2023 · 25 Feb 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.
- Bo Forsell — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Bonnello — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Adam Swaine — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.