People · Australia
Ben McDonnell
Pyraminx · top 39.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016MCDO04
Ben McDonnell has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.33, set at Brisbane Winter 2017, puts him in the top 39.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,104th in Australia. Across 4 competitions since August 2016, he has put 59 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.69 in August 2016 to 20.04, a 28% improvement. Ben has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.33 | 12.35 | top 39.1% | 2,104 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 20.04 | 23.00 | top 40.0% | 3,919 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 5.29 | 5.89 | top 42.9% | 3,371 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 9.62 | 13.13 | top 52.5% | 1,704 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.74 | — | top 78.3% | 1,943 / 2,659 |
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
- 20 Aug 2016First competition: Australian Nationals 2016. A 27.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brisbane Winter 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Australian Nationals 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
- Brisbane Winter 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 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.
- David Pearce — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Piper — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Matthew Cook — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.