People · United Kingdom
James W. Adams
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2020 · 2020ADAM05
James W. Adams has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.17, set at Lincoln Summer 2022, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 255th in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since March 2020, he has put 581 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.67 in March 2020 to 8.17, a 36% improvement. James has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.17 | 10.20 | top 3.1% | 255 / 6,689 | |
| 2×2 | 2.17 | 3.31 | top 6.0% | 429 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 34.19 | 41.66 | top 6.0% | 143 / 2,071 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.31 | 5.73 | top 9.2% | 361 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 3.81 | 7.55 | top 9.6% | 218 / 2,421 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.30 | 1:16.55 | top 10.4% | 137 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.77 | 21.27 | top 14.5% | 274 / 1,851 | |
| Clock | 7.86 | 8.63 | top 14.5% | 209 / 1,232 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:04.99 | — | top 14.6% | 73 / 311 | |
| Megaminx | 1:13.96 | 1:28.06 | top 18.0% | 212 / 966 | |
| Square-1 | 17.34 | 24.68 | top 21.7% | 210 / 778 | |
| 6×6 | 2:31.25 | 2:42.69 | top 26.2% | 159 / 548 | |
| 7×7 | 3:49.40 | 4:02.58 | top 27.0% | 133 / 459 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 6:32.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 42 / 84 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 42.33 | top 40.9% | 167 / 372 |
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
- 5 Aug 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Bolton Summer 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023Seven personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Summer 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Winter 2023.
- 28 Oct 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Wakefield Autumn 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.17 at Lincoln Summer 2022.
Competitions
- Rubik's UK Championship FMC 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Wakefield Autumn 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Manchester 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Summer 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Wakefield Spring 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Wiltshire Winter 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Wakefield Autumn 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Lincoln Summer 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Manchester Open 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 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.
- Ben Stokes — met in 128 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Daniel Partridge — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Cham J. Chambers — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.