People · United States
James Smith
3×3 · top 33.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024SMIT52
James Smith has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.80, set at Eastwood Mall Summer 2024, puts him in the top 33.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,616th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since July 2024, he has put 33 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.10 in July 2024 to 17.80, a 23% improvement. James has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.80 | 20.31 | top 33.5% | 18,616 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 6.12 | 6.93 | top 52.1% | 21,262 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.44 | 41.03 | top 61.5% | 8,670 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,110 / 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
- 3 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.97 at Eastwood Mall Summer 2024.
- 3 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Eastwood Mall Summer 2024.
- 6 Jul 2024First competition: Green Summer 2024. A 23.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eastwood Mall Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Green Summer 2024 · 6 Jul 2024
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.
- Alan Stanger — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Frankie Vostatek — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ganghui Lin (林刚辉) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.80 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.