People · Canada
Jim Wu
3×3 · top 5.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014WUJI02
Jim Wu has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.09, set at Toronto Limited Spring 2016, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 486th in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2014, he has put 142 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.03 in April 2014 to 9.09, a 62% improvement. Jim 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.09 | 12.56 | top 5.1% | 486 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 3.71 | 6.13 | top 9.0% | 186 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.83 | 22.84 | top 17.3% | 370 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,051 / 3,118 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.29 | 15.05 | top 55.3% | 2,678 / 4,858 |
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
- 30 Apr 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.09 at Toronto Limited Spring 2016.
- 30 Apr 2016Five personal bests in one day at Toronto Limited Spring 2016.
- 28 Nov 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.06 at Toronto Open Fall 2015.
- 28 Nov 2015Five personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Fall 2015.
- 22 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 16.92 at Toronto Open Fall 2014.
- 26 Apr 2014First competition: Toronto Open Spring 2014. A 24.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Toronto Limited Summer 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Limited Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2015 · 28 Nov 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2015 · 25 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Fall 2014 · 22 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Spring 2014 · 26 Apr 2014
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.
- Jonathan Esparaz — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Leo Min-Bedford — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ryan Minjun Cho — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.