People · United States
James Wei
3×3 · top 1.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019WEIJ04
James Wei has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.11, set at Idaho Championship 2024, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 903rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2019, he has put 108 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.08 in November 2019 to 7.11, a 41% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 7.11 | 8.02 | top 1.5% | 903 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 2.86 | top 4.7% | 1,912 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 35.75 | 38.92 | top 7.5% | 1,160 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 46.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 175 / 2,128 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.20 | 1:15.99 | top 11.8% | 928 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.83 | 7.81 | top 12.2% | 3,222 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.72 | 1:37.40 | top 27.5% | 1,934 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 4:18.85 | 4:33.90 | early days — 3 solves | 1,060 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.85 | 3:06.49 | early days — 3 solves | 1,480 / 4,262 |
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
- 2 Nov 2024Five personal bests in one day at Idaho Championship 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 7.88 at Back in Boise 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Back in Boise 2024.
- 2 Nov 2019First competition: Boise 2019. A 12.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Idaho Championship 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Back in Boise 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Boise 2019 · 2 Nov 2019
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.
- Damian Wilding — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Wilson Hettinger — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Corbin Rodriguez — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.