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James Varner
Pyraminx · top 7.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2022 · 2022VARN01
James Varner has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.98, set at Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2022, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,929th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since February 2022, he has put 314 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.87 in February 2022 to 10.29, a 53% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.98 | 5.69 | top 7.5% | 1,929 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 10.29 | 15.97 | top 8.3% | 4,584 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.99 | top 15.6% | 6,111 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.00 | 10.70 | top 18.1% | 2,872 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 11.32 | 14.13 | top 31.7% | 2,483 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.39 | 1:15.81 | top 38.0% | 6,140 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:01.60 | 2:11.20 | top 46.6% | 3,435 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.26 | 48.08 | top 59.5% | 8,345 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:27.89 | 2:31.80 | top 64.8% | 5,638 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 40.86 | 46.48 | top 66.5% | 4,364 / 6,743 |
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
- 3 Dec 2022Five personal bests in one day at Rocky Top 2022.
- 12 Nov 2022Four personal bests in one day at Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2022.
- 29 Jul 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.12 at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022.
- 29 Jul 2022Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at GA Cubers Pride 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.45 at Slow N Steady Spring 2022.
Competitions
- Charlotte Winter 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Concord Summer 2023 · 25 Jun 2023
- Richmond Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Rocky Top 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Turkey Gobblers 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
- Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2022 · 12 Nov 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022 · 29 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Pride 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2022 · 2 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Fear 2022 · 12 Feb 2022
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Vishwa Sankar — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.