People · Canada
James Tu
3×3 one-handed · top 8.3% of 74,621 all-time · competing since March 2011 · 2011TUJA01
James Tu has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 15.08, set at canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2011, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 74,621 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 184th in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2011, he has put 228 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.59 in March 2011 to 2.46, a 63% improvement. James has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.08 | 24.63 | top 8.3% | 184 / 2,632 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 3.21 | top 8.6% | 558 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 11.94 | 15.42 | top 13.8% | 1,323 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.80 | 11.75 | top 43.1% | 2,034 / 4,913 | |
| 4×4 | 4:34.40 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,170 / 3,180 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Jun 2011Four personal bests in one day at canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2011.
- 16 Apr 2011Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Spring 2011.
- 5 Mar 2011First competition: Toronto Open Winter 2011. A 16.33 3×3 single to start from.
- 5 Mar 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.58 at Toronto Open Winter 2011.
Competitions
- Canadian Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011
- Toronto Open Summer 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- canadianCUBING CUBEcentric 2011 · 4 Jun 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- University of Guelph Open Spring 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2011 · 16 Apr 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Justin Jaffray — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bill Wang — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Brady Metherall — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.