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Maxwell James
Pyraminx · top 15.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2013 · 2013JAME01
Maxwell James has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.30, set at Toronto Open Spring 2014, puts him in the top 15.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 596th in Canada. Across 3 competitions since July 2013, he has put 55 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 15.16 in July 2013 to 4.70, a 69% improvement. Maxwell has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.30 | 11.77 | top 15.1% | 596 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 6.05 | top 35.5% | 2,458 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 21.86 | 25.00 | top 45.1% | 4,574 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 14.15 | 19.13 | top 75.3% | 2,206 / 2,907 |
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
- 26 Apr 2014First sub-30 3×3: 22.95 at Toronto Open Spring 2014.
- 26 Apr 2014Three personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Spring 2014.
- 6 Jul 2013First competition: Canadian Open 2013. A 53.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CanadianCUBING Fifty 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Spring 2014 · 26 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013
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.
- Matisse Touchard — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Thompson Clarke — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ella Wu — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.