People · Australia
Lachlan Malcolm
3×3 · top 4.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016MALC03
Lachlan Malcolm has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.82, set at WCA World Championship 2019, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 425th in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2016, he has put 332 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.80 in May 2016 to 8.82, a 63% improvement. Lachlan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.82 | 10.04 | top 4.5% | 425 / 11,943 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.94 | 19.84 | top 12.5% | 286 / 2,685 | |
| 4×4 | 41.84 | 47.79 | top 14.4% | 362 / 3,108 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 6.55 | top 16.9% | 832 / 6,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.37 | 4.52 | top 18.7% | 1,429 / 8,727 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.88 | 1:41.10 | top 25.0% | 346 / 1,412 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:51.59 | — | top 30.5% | 142 / 399 | |
| Skewb | 8.56 | 11.09 | top 45.5% | 1,442 / 3,589 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.98 | 3:26.77 | top 45.8% | 286 / 667 | |
| Square-1 | 35.03 | — | top 58.5% | 583 / 920 | |
| Megaminx | 2:49.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 942 / 1,313 | |
| 7×7 | 6:34.18 | — | early days — 1 solve | 382 / 540 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 6 cubes · 1:00:00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 145 / 186 | |
| Clock | 27.21 | — | early days — 1 solve | 930 / 1,159 |
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
- 16 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Going to The Gong 2020.
- 14 Dec 2019Five personal bests in one day at Sydney Open 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.64 at Koalafication Canberra 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Nine personal bests in one day at Koalafication Canberra 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.64 at Australian Nationals 2018.
- 6 Oct 2018Ten personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2018.
Competitions
- Cubing at Tramsheds Saturday 2023 · 26 Aug 2023
- Enjoyable Sydney Gathering 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Going to The Gong 2020 · 16 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Sydney Open 2019 · 14 Dec 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Odd Day in Sydney 2019 · 10 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Warm Up Canberra 2019 · 3 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Koalafication Canberra 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 10 personal bests set
- Canberra Autumn 2018 · 21 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Canberra Autumn 2016 · 21 May 2016
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.
- Liam Highducheck — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Sora Sato — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Caleb Clark — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 6,118 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.