People · Ireland
Diarmuid O'Donovan
2×2 · top 12.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023ODON04
Diarmuid O'Donovan has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.80, set at Rubik's Irish Championship 2024, puts him in the top 12.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 172nd in Ireland. Across 8 competitions since December 2023, he has put 222 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.36 in December 2023 to 13.10, a 39% improvement. Diarmuid has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 2.80 | 4.79 | top 12.1% | 172 / 1,190 | |
| 3×3 | 13.10 | 15.53 | top 17.9% | 247 / 1,465 | |
| 4×4 | 58.70 | 1:22.01 | top 35.2% | 164 / 586 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.97 | 11.49 | top 36.0% | 403 / 924 | |
| Skewb | 8.71 | 14.13 | top 46.6% | 306 / 632 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.64 | — | top 72.4% | 286 / 454 | |
| Megaminx | 3:18.35 | — | top 80.4% | 242 / 288 | |
| Clock | 49.88 | — | early days — 3 solves | 329 / 342 |
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
- 27 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at Rebel County Colours 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.10 at Cork Spring 2025.
- 5 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Rubik's Irish Championship 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Turnin' Offaly Fast 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.31 at Cork Spring 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cork Spring 2024.
Competitions
- Rebel County Colours 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cork Spring 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't Fail Kinsale 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2024 · 5 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Please Be Qualified Ireland 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Turnin' Offaly Fast 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cork Spring 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Don't Fail Kinsale 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Aidan Browne — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Cormac Finke — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ronan Finke — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.