People · New Zealand
Sebastian James
3×3 · top 9.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023JAME17
Sebastian James has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.79, set at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 215th in New Zealand. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since November 2023, he has put 538 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.43 in November 2023 to 2.70, a 39% improvement. Sebastian has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.79 | 13.79 | top 9.8% | 215 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.70 | 3.49 | top 10.9% | 219 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.64 | 7.49 | top 17.4% | 246 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.75 | 32.48 | top 22.6% | 127 / 600 | |
| Clock | 9.76 | 11.38 | top 23.9% | 91 / 303 | |
| Skewb | 6.67 | 8.86 | top 31.0% | 234 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.12 | 1:13.90 | top 40.8% | 266 / 722 | |
| Megaminx | 2:10.11 | 2:31.32 | top 51.3% | 156 / 283 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.82 | 3:29.52 | top 76.0% | 268 / 355 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 63 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 106 / 111 |
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
- 10 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026.
- 12 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 10.97 at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 12 Dec 2025Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2025.
- 31 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Hurry Up Halswell 2025.
- 13 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2024.
- 18 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.26 at Lyttelton Summer 2024.
Competitions
- GAN New Zealand Nationals 2026 · 10 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ South Island Championship 2026 · 10 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Riccarton Newcomer Rumble 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2025 · 12 Dec 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Eyes Open Open - Ōtautahi 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hurry Up Halswell 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Queenspark O'Clock 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Quick Solving at Cobham 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- NZ South Island Championship 2024 · 19 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Lyttelton Newcomer Rumble 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Summer 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Lyttelton Spring 2023 · 18 Nov 2023
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.
- Connor Johnson — met in 121 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Fraser — met in 120 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Dwyane Ramos — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.