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Finn McDonnell

2×2 · top 18.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022MCDO10

Finn McDonnell has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.33, set at Stevenage Autumn B 2022, puts him in the top 18.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,055th in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since October 2022, he has put 187 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.12 in October 2022 to 18.82, an 11% improvement. Finn has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 18.1% of 186,767 all-time
3.33
signature single · Stevenage Autumn B 2022
187
official solves on the record
18%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 98% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited Kingdom
2×23.336.14
top 18.1%1,055 / 4,895
Pyraminx5.839.48
top 18.7%726 / 3,656
Skewb7.019.18
top 33.7%793 / 2,421
3×318.8221.76
top 36.6%2,476 / 6,689

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

Stevenage Autumn B 2022: 21.12Stevenage May 2023: 18.82Stevenage July 2023: 20.35Stevenage November 2023: 19.90Stevenage January 2024: 20.15Stevenage April 2024: 18.97Stevenage July 2024: 21.7518.8221.751 Oct 20226 Jul 2024

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Adam Swaine — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Bo Forsell — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
  • Sam Russell — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 3 times

Next targets

  • A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
  • A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.83 away.

Targets move as he improves.