People · Australia
James Twyford
2×2 · top 7.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019TWYF01
James Twyford has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Melbourne Summer 2026, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 572nd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2019, he has put 99 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.63 in January 2019 to 2.37, a 49% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.66 | top 7.7% | 572 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 13.00 | 14.78 | top 17.4% | 1,551 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.12 | 16.52 | top 53.9% | 3,116 / 5,993 | |
| Skewb | 11.81 | 27.10 | top 65.1% | 2,170 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:13.05 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,365 / 2,659 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.03 at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 5 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.66 at Altona Algorithms 2019.
- 26 Jan 2019First competition: Melbourne Summer 2019. A 29.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026
- Spark Melbourne Autumn Sunday 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- North-East Melbourne March Saturday 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Altona Algorithms 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2019 · 26 Jan 2019
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.
- Tommy Kiprillis — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Phoenix Patterson — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Stevens — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.