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James Tran
Pyraminx · top 8.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2013 · 2013TRAN01
James Tran has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.09, set at BASC 4: Día de los Cubos 2014, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,081st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since March 2013, he has put 437 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.80 in March 2013 to 13.26, a 47% improvement. James has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.09 | 6.33 | top 8.1% | 2,081 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.41 | top 9.4% | 3,709 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.26 | 16.50 | top 18.3% | 9,832 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.44 | 38.96 | top 40.5% | 5,411 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.56 | 1:18.99 | top 47.4% | 7,900 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 17.66 | 18.97 | top 57.7% | 4,812 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:06.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,667 / 2,092 | |
| 5×5 | 3:56.80 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,621 / 9,401 |
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
- 2 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.37 at BASC 4: Día de los Cubos 2014.
- 19 Apr 2014Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring 2014.
- 1 Feb 2014First sub-20 3×3: 18.40 at Berkeley Winter 2014.
- 1 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2014.
- 2 Nov 2013Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Fall 2013.
- 24 Aug 2013Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' Summer 2013.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- 6.25 Bay Area 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 10 2017 · 20 May 2017
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Summer 2016 · 17 Sep 2016
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 9 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016 · 3 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
- BASC 7 2015 · 11 Jul 2015
- BASC 6 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- SPCS Stanford Spring 2015 · 19 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015 · 28 Feb 2015
- BASC 4: Día de los Cubos 2014 · 2 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 3: Flagj Day 2014 · 14 Jun 2014
- Berkeley Spring 2014 · 19 Apr 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014 · 9 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2014 · 1 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' Summer 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2013 · 27 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter 2013 · 9 Mar 2013
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.
- Mitchell Lane — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Riley Woo — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ryan Jew — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.