People · South Africa
Jamie McKinney
Pyraminx · top 9.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2025 · 2025MCKI01
Jamie McKinney has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.36, set at Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in South Africa. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2025, he has put 92 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.34 in January 2025 to 14.32, a 17% improvement. Jamie 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 | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.36 | 7.52 | top 9.5% | 71 / 946 | |
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 4.73 | top 22.1% | 229 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 14.32 | 16.75 | top 22.1% | 278 / 2,164 | |
| Skewb | 6.92 | 12.16 | top 33.0% | 120 / 438 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.10 | 1:28.33 | top 58.4% | 204 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.25 | 1:02.12 | top 73.0% | 237 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 3:01.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 142 / 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
- 24 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026.
- 8 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.32 at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 8 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026.
- 18 Jan 2025First competition: Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025. A 17.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eversdal Autumn Cape Town 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in the Cape Q1 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzles in Pinehurst 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
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.
- Jahziel Dominic Alonzo — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jesse Osburn — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.