People · Switzerland
James Zimmermann
2×2 · top 19.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024ZIMM03
James Zimmermann has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.46, set at Swisscubing Cup II 2025, puts him in the top 19.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 222nd in Switzerland. Across 9 competitions since March 2024, he has put 172 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.77 in March 2024 to 3.46, a 61% improvement. James has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.46 | 7.99 | top 19.7% | 222 / 913 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.15 | 14.18 | top 21.1% | 161 / 655 | |
| Clock | 9.39 | 11.87 | top 21.9% | 47 / 226 | |
| Skewb | 8.07 | 15.34 | top 41.8% | 186 / 388 | |
| 3×3 | 24.82 | 31.48 | top 52.2% | 629 / 1,197 | |
| 4×4 | 3:28.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 456 / 462 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Swiss Science Open 2025.
- 2 Mar 2024First competition: Swisscubing Cup II 2024. A 27.86 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Swiss Science Open 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup III 2025 · 24 May 2025
- Wiler Würfelfäst 2025 · 16 Mar 2025
- Swisscubing Cup II 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Swiss Science Open 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Swisscubing Cup IV 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- 10 Johr Wiler Würfelfäst 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Swisscubing Cup II 2024 · 2 Mar 2024
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.
- Ioannis Papadopoulos — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mattia Pasquini — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead once
- Levin Houghton — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.