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James Wilson-Smith

2×2 · top 20.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023WILS29

James Wilson-Smith has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.54, set at SA Sprint Showdown 2024, puts him in the top 20.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,583rd in Australia. Across 4 competitions since June 2023, he has put 75 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.10 in June 2023 to 3.54, a 14% improvement. James has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 20.7% of 186,767 all-time
3.54
signature single · SA Sprint Showdown 2024
75
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingAustralia
2×23.544.84
top 20.7%1,583 / 8,567
Pyraminx7.599.48
top 32.8%1,724 / 5,993
3×317.8021.82
top 33.5%3,198 / 11,709
Skewb11.6515.66
top 64.3%2,144 / 3,534
4×41:34.81
early days — 2 solves1,933 / 3,051
Clock21.1027.25
top 67.8%731 / 1,095

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

Adelaide Winter Saturday 2023: 4.10Playford Cubing 2023: 4.09SA Sprint Showdown 2024: 3.54Australian Nationals 2024: 3.583.544.1024 Jun 202312 Jul 2024

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
  • A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.59 away.

Targets move as he improves.