People · United States
James Troncoso
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024TRON01
James Troncoso has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.41, set at Berkeley Fall 2024, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,014th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2024, he has put 174 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.26 in January 2024 to 8.41, a 41% improvement. James has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.41 | 11.98 | top 3.6% | 2,014 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 3.17 | top 10.3% | 4,057 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.74 | 5.62 | top 11.6% | 3,013 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.87 | 20.89 | top 14.7% | 1,911 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 4.57 | 6.36 | top 15.0% | 2,350 / 18,907 |
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
- 13 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 8.41 at Berkeley Fall 2024.
- 2 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Western Championship 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024.
- 14 Jan 2024First competition: Bay Area Speedcubin' 55 - San Ramon 2024. A 14.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2025 · 2 Mar 2025
- Berkeley December Weekday Tricubealon 2024 · 4 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2024 · 2 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 55 - San Ramon 2024 · 14 Jan 2024
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.
- Kenji Gipson-Nahman — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Nolan Yiu — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.