People · Ireland
Donnacha Minford
Pyraminx · top 15.8% of 130,891 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022MINF01
Donnacha Minford has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.40, set at Meath Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 15.8% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 191st in Ireland. Across 5 competitions since April 2022, he has put 124 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. Donnacha has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.40 | 14.55 | top 15.8% | 191 / 924 | |
| 3×3 | 18.39 | 20.81 | top 35.4% | 497 / 1,465 | |
| 2×2 | 5.11 | 7.24 | top 40.8% | 513 / 1,190 | |
| Skewb | 14.30 | 16.52 | top 75.9% | 498 / 632 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 55.90 | — | top 81.4% | 345 / 454 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.81 | — | top 82.6% | 251 / 288 |
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
- 14 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Meath Autumn 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.73 at Belfast Winter 2023.
- 9 Apr 2022First competition: Seaside Solving Saturday 2022. A 24.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Meath Autumn 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022
- Seaside Solving Saturday 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 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.
- William Carey — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Seán O'Toole — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tiernan McCorry — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.