People · United States
Aden Mcclain
Pyraminx · top 4.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016MCCL02
Aden Mcclain has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at Indiana 2016, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,073rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2016, he has put 135 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.36 in May 2016 to 11.72, a 39% improvement. Aden 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.11 | 8.36 | top 4.0% | 1,073 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.29 | 3.44 | top 7.0% | 2,756 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.72 | 15.33 | top 12.9% | 6,923 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.59 | 12.95 | top 38.2% | 6,539 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:32.42 | 1:40.40 | top 65.4% | 11,552 / 19,072 |
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
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.86 at Shaker Fall 2016.
- 23 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at Petoskey Cubing 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Indiana 2016.
- 7 May 2016First competition: Summit City Open 2016. A 19.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indianapolis Cubes Winter 2019 · 14 Dec 2019
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Spring 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Petoskey Cubing 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Summit City Open 2016 · 7 May 2016
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Blake Thompson — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andy Denney — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.