People · United States
Connor McLaughlin
Pyraminx · top 3.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016MCLA02
Connor McLaughlin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.00, set at River Hill Spring 2019, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 964th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 24 competitions since September 2016, he has put 624 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.84 in September 2016 to 8.46, a 53% improvement. Connor has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 3.00 | 5.42 | top 3.6% | 964 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 8.46 | 10.30 | top 3.7% | 2,068 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 32.44 | 42.82 | top 4.5% | 719 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.02 | top 11.6% | 4,548 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.39 | 22.52 | top 13.6% | 1,755 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.91 | 1:32.84 | top 22.3% | 1,725 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 40.33 | top 30.0% | 652 / 2,040 | |
| Square-1 | 22.93 | 42.15 | top 34.5% | 2,243 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.05 | 1:50.87 | top 36.5% | 2,608 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 7.69 | 9.39 | top 39.0% | 6,693 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 2:58.90 | 3:13.15 | top 40.6% | 1,482 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 4:47.12 | 5:09.46 | top 46.8% | 1,361 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:29.62 | — | top 60.9% | 1,273 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 6 cubes · 48:41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 727 / 731 |
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
- 2 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at River Hill Spring 2019.
- 16 Feb 2019Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at TJHSST Fall 2018.
- 2 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Summer 2018.
- 17 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at Pennsylvania 2018.
- 17 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Winter 2018.
Competitions
- Slow N Steady Winter 2020 · 23 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Neck Winter 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Spring 2019 · 2 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- TJHSST Fall 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Rockville Qualifier 2018 · 17 Mar 2018
- NovaCube 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Incredible Pencil Mania 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Northern Neck Winter 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Severna Park Showdown 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Florida Feast 2017 · 25 Nov 2017
- TJHSST Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Maryland 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017
- Severna Park Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2016 · 24 Sep 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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 139 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Tommy Szeliga — met in 128 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Will Callan — met in 125 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.