People · United States
Aidan McBride
Skewb · top 5.0% of 74,164 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016MCBR01
Aidan McBride has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.01, set at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024, puts him in the top 5.0% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 797th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2016, he has put 248 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.87 in January 2016 to 9.22, a 42% improvement. Aidan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.01 | 9.11 | top 5.0% | 797 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 | 9.22 | 10.76 | top 5.4% | 3,082 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 3.84 | top 7.7% | 3,093 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.69 | 5.88 | top 11.3% | 3,004 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.40 | 23.37 | top 19.0% | 2,473 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:35.50 | 2:10.31 | top 25.0% | 517 / 2,128 | |
| 4×4 | 52.45 | 1:00.97 | top 27.8% | 4,356 / 19,354 | |
| 6×6 | 3:03.64 | 3:11.98 | top 42.9% | 1,611 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:24.12 | 5:53.39 | top 58.1% | 1,753 / 3,236 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,150 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 37.11 | 42.61 | top 61.5% | 4,112 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 15:10.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 326 / 442 |
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
- 31 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.63 at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024.
- 31 Aug 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024.
- 2 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Pretzel Mania Summer 2023.
- 10 Feb 2018Six personal bests in one day at Incredible Pencil Mania 2018.
- 5 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Severna Park Summer 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.28 at Slow N Steady Summer 2017.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Quiet Championship 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Severna Park Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- McDonogh Worlds Qualifier 2017 · 4 Jun 2017
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 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.
- Will Callan — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Joey Stahl — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Livia Kleiner — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.