People · United States
Isaac McNeal
Pyraminx · top 3.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2019 · 2019MCNE01
Isaac McNeal has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.90, set at Lake Erie Showdown 2023, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 868th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2019, he has put 234 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.24 in December 2019 to 9.02, a 32% improvement. Isaac 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.90 | 3.68 | top 3.3% | 868 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.02 | 11.23 | top 4.9% | 2,751 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 36.78 | 44.75 | top 8.5% | 1,275 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 3.83 | 6.25 | top 9.8% | 1,497 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 5.06 | top 19.6% | 7,678 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.29 | 1:23.08 | top 20.1% | 1,571 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 2:30.84 | 2:41.27 | top 26.0% | 919 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.21 | 1:39.74 | top 27.7% | 1,909 / 7,841 | |
| 7×7 | 4:13.43 | 4:24.21 | early days — 3 solves | 997 / 3,184 | |
| Square-1 | 28.20 | 40.86 | top 46.1% | 2,999 / 6,743 | |
| Clock | 17.51 | — | top 57.2% | 4,761 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.87 | 51.04 | top 66.5% | 9,472 / 15,683 |
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 Oct 2022Four personal bests in one day at Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022.
- 17 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Pennsylvania Championship 2022.
- 20 Nov 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.02 at Pittsburgh Fall 2021.
- 20 Nov 2021Five personal bests in one day at Pittsburgh Fall 2021.
- 7 Dec 2019First competition: Pittsburgh Fall 2019. A 13.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lake Erie Showdown 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022 · 22 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania Championship 2022 · 17 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2021 · 20 Nov 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Fall 2019 · 7 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.
- Jacob Nobili — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Stephen Griggs — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- John McNeal — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 26 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.