People · South Africa
Ian James Mcleod
Pyraminx · top 13.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023MCLE08
Ian James Mcleod has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.00, set at Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025, puts him in the top 13.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 105th in South Africa. Across 24 competitions since June 2023, he has put 631 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.71 in June 2023 to 13.73, a 57% improvement. Ian has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.00 | 12.44 | top 13.2% | 105 / 946 | |
| 3×3 | 13.73 | 20.02 | top 20.0% | 244 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 7.65 | top 26.4% | 277 / 1,510 | |
| Skewb | 8.32 | 16.31 | top 43.7% | 161 / 438 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.45 | 2:29.18 | top 53.5% | 99 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.74 | 1:29.19 | top 58.9% | 206 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.41 | 1:04.65 | top 74.3% | 246 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 2:57.89 | 3:18.51 | top 77.4% | 140 / 221 |
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
- 7 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.73 at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingZA Nationals 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025.
- 23 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.31 at Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024.
- 23 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024.
Competitions
- Farrarmere Full Speed 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Grand Challenge - The Leonardo 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Benoni May Madness 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q2 2026 · 11 Apr 2026
- Beginner & Blind Benoni 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
- Cubestuff Centurion Q1 2026 · 31 Jan 2026
- Merry Twistmas Lynnwood 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Q4 Zwartkop 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Menlo Cubing Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubestuff Centurion Q3 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bold Solvin' Bloemfontein 2025 · 12 Jul 2025
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q2 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Beginner & Blind Johannesburg 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA Nationals 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- CuBeaulieu Craze Comeback 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Hotel Q1 2025 · 8 Mar 2025
- Cubestuff Challenge Q4 Menlyn Park 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA African Championship 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubestuff Challenge Centurion Q3 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
- Cubestuff Challenge Q2 2024 · 20 Apr 2024
- Cubestuff Challenge Q1 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- Pretoria Spring Morning 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingZA National Championship 2023 · 16 Jun 2023 — 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.
- Marike Faught — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead once
- Osman Badroodin — met in 120 rounds, never finished ahead
- Albert Kruger — met in 113 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.