People · New Zealand
Duncan McDonald
3×3 · top 8.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019MCDO08
Duncan McDonald has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.32, set at A New Year in Auckland 2021, puts him in the top 8.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 185th in New Zealand. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2019, he has put 102 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.87 in December 2019 to 10.32, a 59% improvement. Duncan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.32 | 12.65 | top 8.5% | 185 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.53 | top 12.5% | 246 / 1,627 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.00 | 29.47 | top 37.0% | 200 / 607 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.33 | 1:29.92 | top 51.9% | 353 / 745 | |
| 5×5 | 2:27.78 | 2:47.18 | top 64.8% | 230 / 364 |
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
- 11 Dec 2020Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2020.
- 24 Oct 2020First sub-15 3×3: 11.98 at Welcome Back Wellington 2020.
- 24 Oct 2020Three personal bests in one day at Welcome Back Wellington 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 1 Feb 2020First sub-20 3×3: 16.98 at Wellington Mind Games 2020.
- 13 Dec 2019First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2019. A 24.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2020 · 11 Dec 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Wellington 2020 · 24 Oct 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Wellington Mind Games 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019
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.
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alex Asbery — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nate Mochrie — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.