People · Ireland
James Tyrrell
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2019 · 2019TYRR01
James Tyrrell has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.03, set at Dublin Open Sunday 2022, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 75th in Ireland. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since August 2019, he has put 457 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.06 in August 2019 to 9.03, a 31% improvement. James has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.03 | 11.01 | top 4.9% | 75 / 1,427 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.43 | 1:06.50 | top 7.5% | 26 / 296 | |
| 4×4 | 37.36 | 41.82 | top 9.1% | 56 / 579 | |
| 6×6 | 2:05.66 | 2:14.53 | top 13.5% | 19 / 142 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 3.91 | top 14.2% | 201 / 1,163 | |
| 7×7 | 3:16.69 | 3:29.02 | top 15.3% | 17 / 108 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.32 | 21.34 | top 15.9% | 55 / 448 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 31 moves | — | top 17.4% | 15 / 88 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.12 | 1:22.37 | top 17.5% | 54 / 283 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.24 | 10.21 | top 21.8% | 252 / 911 | |
| Skewb | 6.59 | 18.14 | top 30.4% | 208 / 624 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:58.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 37 / 59 | |
| Clock | 18.11 | 21.29 | top 59.1% | 211 / 331 | |
| Square-1 | 1:12.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 183 / 194 |
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
- 12 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Turnin' in Termonfeckin Sunday 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at Belfast Winter 2023.
- 4 Nov 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2022.
- 21 Aug 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.86 at Dublin Open Sunday 2022.
- 21 Aug 2022Six personal bests in one day at Dublin Open Sunday 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Don't DNF Dublin 2022.
Competitions
- Don't DNF Dublin 2024 · 6 Jan 2024
- Irish Championship FMC 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Sunday 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Dublin Open Sunday 2022 · 21 Aug 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Don't DNF Dublin 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Seaside Solving Saturday 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Don't DNF Dublin 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing in Cill Chainnigh 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 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.
- Namuun Natsagdorj — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Maeve Hickey — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Simon Kelly — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 54 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,252 people have one; it is 3.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.