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James Travis Holt
2×2 · top 18.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023HOLT05
James Travis Holt has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.32, set at Utah Newcomers 2024, puts him in the top 18.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,179th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2023, he has put 99 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.87 in May 2023 to 14.73, a 51% improvement. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 5.71 | top 18.1% | 7,179 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.95 | 10.00 | top 19.7% | 5,328 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 14.73 | 18.67 | top 23.6% | 12,980 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 7.49 | 11.71 | top 37.5% | 6,486 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.40 | — | top 60.3% | 10,607 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 2:32.19 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,829 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 24.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,755 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:07.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,542 / 15,900 |
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
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at Utah Newcomers 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Utah Newcomers 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.19 at Utah Ice Cubing 2024.
- 6 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at Utah Ice Cubing 2024.
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Utah Summer Side Events B 2023.
- 19 May 2023First competition: Salt Lake Utah Summer 2023. A 29.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Newcomers 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Summer Side Events B 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Salt Lake Utah Summer 2023 · 19 May 2023
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.
- Eric Pesci — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Skye Bateman — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Peter Augustine — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.