People · New Zealand
Jay McElhinney
Pyraminx · top 11.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022MCEL02
Jay McElhinney has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.72, set at New Zealand Nationals 2023, puts him in the top 11.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 165th in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since September 2022, he has put 133 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.95 in February 2023 to 4.68, a 33% improvement. Jay has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.72 | 10.69 | top 11.5% | 165 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 4.68 | 5.62 | top 35.2% | 611 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 21.38 | 24.95 | top 43.8% | 907 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 10.02 | 11.67 | top 55.1% | 389 / 666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.29 | 54.46 | top 64.3% | 343 / 600 | |
| Square-1 | 40.31 | 53.31 | top 65.8% | 181 / 251 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.94 | 2:01.88 | top 73.2% | 525 / 722 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 252 / 283 | |
| 5×5 | 3:17.14 | — | early days — 3 solves | 293 / 355 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Sep 2024Four personal bests in one day at Only Cubes in Wellington 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Welcome to Wellington 2024.
- 8 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.16 at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 8 Dec 2023Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2023.
- 2 Sep 2022First competition: NZ North Island Championship 2022. A 40.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Only Cubes in Wellington 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Welcome to Wellington 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Wellington Summer 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022
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.
- Jack Maddigan — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jack McDougall — met in 34 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.