People · Ireland
Daniel O'Donoghue
Pyraminx · top 8.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022ODON01
Daniel O'Donoghue has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.23, set at Turnin' in Termonfeckin Sunday 2023, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 118th in Ireland. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since April 2022, he has put 208 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.90 in April 2022 to 14.32, a 59% improvement. Daniel 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.23 | 5.40 | top 8.8% | 118 / 911 | |
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 4.75 | top 17.8% | 247 / 1,163 | |
| Skewb | 5.35 | 7.42 | top 20.9% | 145 / 624 | |
| 3×3 | 14.32 | 16.63 | top 22.1% | 316 / 1,427 | |
| Clock | 14.97 | 16.88 | top 47.8% | 167 / 331 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.09 | — | top 73.9% | 291 / 448 | |
| 4×4 | 2:01.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 447 / 579 | |
| Square-1 | 1:20.77 | — | early days — 1 solve | 188 / 194 |
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
- 17 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024.
- 7 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at Irish Championship 2023.
- 4 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.80 at Irish Championship 2022.
- 4 Nov 2022Five personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2022.
- 24 Jul 2022Four personal bests in one day at Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2022.
- 2 Jul 2022First sub-30 3×3: 23.94 at Don't DNF Dublin 2022.
Competitions
- Corduff Cubing Saturday 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Sunday 2023 · 12 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2022 · 24 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Don't DNF Dublin 2022 · 2 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Seaside Solving Sunday 2022 · 10 Apr 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.
- Rían Burke — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Adam Bermingham — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Namuun Natsagdorj — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.