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James Surminen

3×3 · top 88.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023SURM01

James Surminen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 53.56, set at Cubing at Tramsheds Sunday 2023, puts him in the top 88.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,547th in Australia. Across 2 competitions since July 2023, he has put 10 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:00.90 in July 2023 to 53.56, a 12% improvement. James has entered two competitions.

3×3
best event — top 88.3% of 284,439 all-time
53.56
signature single · Cubing at Tramsheds Sunday 2023
10
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingAustralia
3×353.561:03.28
top 88.3%10,547 / 11,709

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

Warm Up Sydney Sunday 2023: 1:00.90Cubing at Tramsheds Sunday 2023: 53.5653.561:00.9016 Jul 202327 Aug 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.

Next targets

  • A sub-50 3×3 single — 244,718 people have one; it is 3.56 away.

Targets move as he improves.