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Josiah James

2×2 · top 51.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023JAME03

Josiah James has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 6.06, set at Longhorn Cube Day 2023, puts him in the top 51.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21,001st in the United States. Across 5 competitions since February 2023, he has put 58 official solves on the record across three events. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.57 in February 2023 to 6.06, a 55% improvement. Josiah has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 51.5% of 186,767 all-time
6.06
signature single · Longhorn Cube Day 2023
58
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×26.068.87
top 51.5%21,001 / 40,951
3×331.1151.54
top 64.4%38,599 / 59,724
Pyraminx13.4420.06
top 75.2%22,279 / 28,708

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

Catered Cubing Arkansas 2023: 13.57CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023: 9.42Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023: 6.69Longhorn Cube Day 2023: 6.06DFW Eclipse Cubing 2024: 7.026.0613.574 Feb 20236 Apr 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-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
  • A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 1.11 away.

Targets move as he improves.