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James Smitherman

3×3 · top 65.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023SMIT40

James Smitherman has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 31.62, set at Welcome to Olympia 2023, puts him in the top 65.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39,161st in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2023, he has put 15 official solves on the record across two events. James has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 65.3% of 284,439 all-time
31.62
signature single · Welcome to Olympia 2023
15
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×331.6233.84
top 65.3%39,161 / 59,724
Skewb14.0121.19
top 74.8%14,150 / 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

Welcome to Olympia 2023: 31.62Lakewood Spring 2023: 32.0031.6232.0029 Apr 202313 May 2023

Best single per competition, 3×3. 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-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
  • A sub-12 Skewb single — 48,404 people have one; it is 2.01 away.

Targets move as he improves.