People · United States
Louis James McDonald
3×3 · top 57.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026MCDO04
Louis James McDonald has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 27.43, set at Duper Super Davis Spring 2026, puts him in the top 57.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34,164th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since January 2026, he has put 23 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.36 in January 2026 to 27.43, a 28% improvement. Louis has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 27.43 | 30.71 | top 57.7% | 34,164 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.05 | 24.36 | top 60.9% | 17,903 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 10.99 | 20.56 | top 81.5% | 33,773 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 59.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 12,541 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:15.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,618 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 35.01 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,015 / 8,927 |
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
- 19 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 27.43 at Duper Super Davis Spring 2026.
- 18 Jan 2026First competition: SacCubing XXII 2026. A 38.36 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Duper Super Davis Spring 2026 · 19 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XXII 2026 · 18 Jan 2026
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.
- Elvis Clark — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mason Wong — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 2.43 away.
- A sub-10 Pyraminx single — 68,530 people have one; it is 1.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.