People · Ireland
Alfie McClean
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022MCCL06
Alfie McClean has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at Mayo Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 103rd in Ireland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2022, he has put 269 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Skewb best has come down from 6.48 in January 2023 to 5.04, a 22% improvement. Alfie 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 | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 5.63 | top 6.5% | 103 / 1,163 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.47 | 8.39 | top 16.2% | 196 / 911 | |
| Skewb | 5.04 | 8.32 | top 18.5% | 125 / 624 | |
| 3×3 | 18.59 | 22.28 | top 35.9% | 494 / 1,427 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.21 | 1:35.66 | top 56.1% | 293 / 579 | |
| Clock | 18.29 | 21.08 | top 59.7% | 215 / 331 | |
| Megaminx | 2:35.40 | — | top 63.8% | 184 / 283 | |
| Square-1 | 49.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 147 / 194 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 54.97 | — | top 80.8% | 336 / 448 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.99 | — | top 85.5% | 262 / 296 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Tír Chonaill Cubing 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Belfast Summer 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.69 at UCD Cube Days 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at UCD Cube Days 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Mayo Cubing 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at Belfast Winter 2023.
Competitions
- Tír Chonaill Cubing 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- UCD Cube Days 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Mayo Cubing 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Belfast Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022
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.
- Seán O'Toole — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ben Timmons — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead once
- Simon Kelly — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.