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Donal Croughan
3×3 · top 8.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022CROU04
Donal Croughan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.40, set at Mayo Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 135th in Ireland. Until February 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 316 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.21 in November 2022 to 10.40, a 53% improvement. Donal 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.40 | 14.57 | top 8.6% | 135 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 2.86 | 3.86 | top 12.7% | 181 / 1,163 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.32 | 14.20 | top 22.4% | 259 / 911 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.63 | 1:13.90 | top 38.2% | 181 / 579 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.91 | 39.47 | top 48.7% | 190 / 448 | |
| Skewb | 9.22 | 12.36 | top 49.9% | 324 / 624 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.15 | — | top 50.7% | 146 / 283 | |
| Clock | 20.41 | 25.44 | top 65.8% | 236 / 331 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.16 | — | top 69.2% | 198 / 296 |
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
- 23 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Mayo Cubing 2023.
- 6 Aug 2023Six personal bests in one day at Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2023.
- 7 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Irish Championship 2023.
- 7 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.45 at Cork Spring 2023.
- 25 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cork Spring 2023.
Competitions
- Turnin' Offaly Fast 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Gort-a Go Fast 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mayo Cubing 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing with the Cats Sunday 2023 · 6 Aug 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- It's a Long Way to Tipperary 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cork Spring 2023 · 25 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Tuam Open Saturday 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Ben Timmons — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ronan Finke — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Conor Smith — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.