People · United Kingdom
James Sokolinski
2×2 · top 2.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2025 · 2025SOKO03
James Sokolinski has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.64, set at Bristol June 2026, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2025, he has put 207 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.99 in August 2025 to 13.17, a 76% improvement. James has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% 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 | 1.64 | 5.87 | top 2.8% | 208 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 13.17 | 15.13 | top 18.1% | 1,229 / 6,785 | |
| Skewb | 5.13 | 9.93 | top 19.2% | 449 / 2,439 | |
| Clock | 11.25 | 13.82 | top 31.2% | 415 / 1,255 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.01 | 1:24.34 | top 46.9% | 1,034 / 2,112 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.77 | 14.10 | top 51.2% | 2,086 / 3,704 |
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
- 8 Aug 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.17 at Bristol August 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Bristol August 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.63 at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.83 at Weston-super-Mare Winter 2026.
- 30 Aug 2025First competition: Bristol August 2025. A 53.99 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GLS Gdańsk VI 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2026 · 26 Sep 2026
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bristol August 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Bristol June 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Weston-super-Mare Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- GLS Gdańsk II 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bristol August 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
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.
- Rufus Cripps — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mezon Gurung — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Oliver Wheat — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.