People · Australia
James MacDonald
Pyraminx · top 7.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018MACD04
James MacDonald has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.02, set at Brisbane Is Back On 2021, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 356th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2018, he has put 80 official solves on the record across five events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.05 in June 2018 to 4.02, a 50% improvement. James has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.02 | 6.71 | top 7.8% | 356 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 | 10.53 | 12.61 | top 9.0% | 804 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.78 | 4.14 | top 11.8% | 887 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.20 | 22.73 | top 21.0% | 475 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.51 | 1:14.64 | top 40.1% | 1,063 / 3,051 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Jan 2021Seven personal bests in one day at Brisbane Is Back On 2021.
- 30 Jun 2018First competition: Brisbane Winter 2018. A 14.13 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brisbane Is Back On 2021 · 16 Jan 2021 — 7 personal bests set
- Northside Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019
- Brisbane Winter 2018 · 30 Jun 2018
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.
- Avery Graham — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tommas Austin-Milne — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Nicholas Paul — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.