People · United States
Evan McDonnell
3×3 · top 8.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017MCDO04
Evan McDonnell has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.20, set at Solving in Savannah 2026, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,426th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2017, he has put 157 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.62 in July 2017 to 10.20, a 74% improvement. Evan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.20 | 13.15 | top 8.0% | 4,426 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.76 | 4.10 | top 11.6% | 4,548 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.37 | 10.02 | top 22.8% | 6,151 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 5.72 | 11.13 | top 23.6% | 3,804 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:53.77 | — | top 31.3% | 644 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.55 | 36.50 | top 45.6% | 6,190 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.20 | 1:23.47 | top 50.9% | 8,582 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:14.65 | 2:17.75 | top 58.0% | 4,946 / 9,401 |
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 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020.
- 21 Jul 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Holy Toledo Summer 2018.
- 17 Jun 2018First sub-30 3×3: 18.44 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018.
- 17 Jun 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.44 at Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018.
- 29 Jul 2017First competition: Cubing Knights 2017. A 39.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Solving in Savannah 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Mini 26B 2024 · 30 Dec 2024
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Delta 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Holy Toledo Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018 · 17 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2017 · 29 Jul 2017
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.
- Timothy Townley — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- James Hildreth — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Steven Wintringham — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.