People · New Zealand
Donacha Aitcheson
2×2 · top 3.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since December 2020 · 2020AITC01
Donacha Aitcheson has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.72, set at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2020, he has put 165 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.44 in December 2020 to 13.80, a 39% improvement. Donacha 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.72 | 4.87 | top 3.2% | 94 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.92 | 6.92 | top 12.7% | 180 / 1,149 | |
| 3×3 | 13.80 | 14.97 | top 20.3% | 429 / 2,145 | |
| Skewb | 6.12 | 9.56 | top 26.7% | 200 / 670 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.27 | 1:07.09 | top 36.8% | 235 / 745 | |
| Square-1 | 25.28 | 36.39 | top 39.8% | 119 / 254 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.80 | 2:13.90 | top 47.4% | 168 / 364 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.63 | 41.31 | top 52.7% | 285 / 607 | |
| 7×7 | 7:32.39 | — | early days — 1 solve | 109 / 126 |
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
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.80 at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Six personal bests in one day at Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026.
- 9 Dec 2022Six personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 8 Jan 2021First sub-20 3×3: 17.61 at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 8 Jan 2021Six personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 11 Dec 2020First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2020. A 22.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing East Auckland Newcomer Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 6 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2020 · 11 Dec 2020
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Richard Yiheng Tao — met in 37 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kaiden Ziegler — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.