People · South Africa
James Thomson
3×3 · top 98.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025THOM30
James Thomson has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 1:30.21, set at Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025, puts him in the top 98.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,097th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since September 2025, he has put 11 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 2:08.76 in September 2025 to 1:30.21, a 30% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 1:30.21 | 1:45.03 | top 98.0% | 2,097 / 2,164 |
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
- 6 Sep 2025First competition: Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025. A 2:08.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
- Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 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.
- Gawie Beukman — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marike Faught — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ruben Grobler — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1:30 3×3 single — 278,641 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.