People · United States
James Zisler
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2024 · 2024ZISL01
James Zisler has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.67, set at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,136th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2024, he has put 232 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.25 in June 2024 to 1.67, a 49% improvement. James has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.67 | 3.43 | top 2.9% | 1,136 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.64 | 15.30 | top 12.6% | 6,788 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.75 | 10.16 | top 18.1% | 4,823 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 5.26 | 9.50 | top 20.2% | 3,222 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.91 | 1:37.35 | top 52.4% | 8,875 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.79 | 58.46 | top 74.7% | 10,817 / 15,683 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rocky Mountain Championship 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.01 at A Little Fun in Littleton Colorado 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at A Little Fun in Littleton Colorado 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at Centennial State Cube Off 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Colorado Championship 2024.
- 9 Jun 2024First competition: Colorado Mountain Tour - Frisco 2024. A 19.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rocky Mountain Championship 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Colorado Cubing Weekend 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- A Little Fun in Littleton Colorado 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Centennial State Cube Off 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Colorado Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing with an Altitude Colorado 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Colorado Mountain Tour - Frisco 2024 · 9 Jun 2024 — 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.
- Bryan B. Conrrado — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Evan Wilson — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Truman Clack — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.