People · United Kingdom
James Waring
2×2 · top 22.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023WARI01
James Waring has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.69, set at August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023, puts him in the top 22.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,270th in the United Kingdom. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 100 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.56 in August 2023 to 18.63, a 27% improvement. James has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 4.85 | top 22.6% | 1,270 / 4,895 | |
| 3×3 | 18.63 | 19.90 | top 36.0% | 2,432 / 6,689 | |
| Clock | 13.36 | 15.37 | top 41.1% | 548 / 1,232 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.47 | 11.01 | top 48.8% | 1,978 / 3,656 | |
| Skewb | 9.79 | 12.65 | top 53.6% | 1,270 / 2,421 | |
| 5×5 | 2:32.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 822 / 1,151 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,482 / 2,071 | |
| 6×6 | 5:26.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 500 / 548 |
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
- 30 Aug 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.63 at Bristol August 2025.
- 20 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First competition: August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023. A 25.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bristol August 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bristol Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
- Rubik's UK Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 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.
- Alex Pennington — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tom Salmon — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Blue James — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.