People · United States
James Winslow
3×3 · top 6.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023WINS03
James Winslow has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.51, set at Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,463rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2023, he has put 193 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.36 in December 2023 to 9.51, a 76% improvement. James has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 9.51 | 10.67 | top 6.2% | 3,463 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.83 | 4.38 | top 12.4% | 4,945 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 45.60 | 54.14 | top 19.1% | 2,933 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.35 | 26.05 | top 24.2% | 3,146 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 6.58 | 8.21 | top 30.4% | 5,075 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.04 | 2:02.95 | top 34.8% | 2,521 / 8,026 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.53 | 11.17 | top 40.9% | 11,886 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:39.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,254 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 4:23.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,924 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 6:34.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,389 / 3,236 | |
| Clock | 42.17 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,683 / 9,172 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Summer 2026.
- 23 May 2026Seven personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026.
- 19 Apr 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026.
- 19 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026.
- 15 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at UCLA Spring 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025First sub-30 3×3: 14.55 at Nub Open Trabuco Hills Fall 2025.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Western Championship 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer - Orange County 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Poly Cubed at Pomona 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- Nub Open Trabuco Hills Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Nub Open Mission Viejo 2023 · 3 Dec 2023
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.
- Liv Coverdale — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Sree Dacharla — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shane Grogan — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.