People · Canada
Donald Crone
3×3 · top 32.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023CRON02
Donald Crone has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.35, set at Saskatchewan Newcomers 2025, puts him in the top 32.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,134th in Canada. Across 4 competitions since September 2023, he has put 55 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.61 in September 2023 to 17.35, a 47% improvement. Donald 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.35 | 20.99 | top 32.1% | 3,134 / 10,392 | |
| 5×5 | 2:27.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 850 / 1,499 | |
| 4×4 | 1:31.59 | 1:43.80 | top 64.8% | 1,851 / 3,118 | |
| 6×6 | 4:33.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 444 / 665 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.13 | 22.07 | top 78.4% | 3,931 / 4,858 | |
| 7×7 | 7:13.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 388 / 503 | |
| Skewb | 17.81 | 22.85 | top 85.8% | 2,531 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 14.96 | 18.07 | top 90.5% | 6,638 / 7,173 |
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
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 17.35 at Saskatchewan Newcomers 2025.
- 23 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 20.05 at Queen City Cubing Regina 2024.
- 9 Sep 2023First competition: Saskatchewan Open 2023. A 32.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Saskatchewan Newcomers 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Saskatchewan Big Cubes 2024 · 3 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Queen City Cubing Regina 2024 · 23 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Saskatchewan Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023
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.
- Laura Plourde — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Preece — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jonathan Petry — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.35 away.
- A sub-2:00 5×5 single — 20,087 people have one; it is 27.00 away.
Targets move as he improves.