People · United States
James Vernon Parkinson
3×3 · top 46.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018PARK30
James Vernon Parkinson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.50, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 46.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27,031st in the United States. Across 4 competitions since December 2018, he has put 43 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.31 in December 2018 to 22.50, a 46% improvement. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 22.50 | 27.09 | top 46.7% | 27,031 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.99 | 16.38 | top 52.9% | 15,455 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 9.51 | 15.76 | top 75.9% | 31,449 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 13,275 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 20.20 | 32.64 | top 89.9% | 17,328 / 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
- 9 Mar 2019First sub-30 3×3: 24.51 at Pittsburgh Spring 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018First competition: Pittsburgh Open 2018. A 41.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pittsburgh Spring 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Garrettsville G-Men Classic 2019 · 26 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pittsburgh Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018
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.
- Benjamin Pugh — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steve Greer — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Roxy Behrle — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.50 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.