People · Ireland
Ben McDonald
3×3 · top 40.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024MCDO03
Ben McDonald has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.13, set at Gort-a Go Fast 2026, puts him in the top 40.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 567th in Ireland. Across 3 competitions since January 2024, he has put 19 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:09.96 in January 2024 to 20.13, a 71% improvement. Ben 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 | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.13 | 33.15 | top 40.3% | 567 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 5.42 | 8.59 | top 44.4% | 552 / 1,163 | |
| 5×5 | 3:58.59 | — | early days — 1 solve | 280 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-30 3×3: 20.13 at Gort-a Go Fast 2026.
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-60 3×3: 43.99 at UCD Cube Days 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First competition: Gort-a Go Fast 2024. A 1:09.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Gort-a Go Fast 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UCD Cube Days 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Gort-a Go Fast 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
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.
- Kevin Timmons — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mary Hennessy — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
- Simon Kelly — met in 5 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.