People · New Zealand
Louis McDonald
3×3 · top 24.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2010 · 2010MCDO01
Louis McDonald has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.88, set at Waikato Summer Open 2011, puts him in the top 24.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 486th in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since September 2010, he has put 97 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.38 in September 2010 to 14.88, a 14% improvement. Louis has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.88 | 18.53 | top 24.0% | 486 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 3.81 | 5.73 | top 24.1% | 433 / 1,615 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.08 | 1:46.28 | top 28.2% | 103 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.68 | 1:23.65 | top 54.8% | 376 / 722 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.36 | 12.55 | top 55.8% | 711 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.09 | 46.92 | top 68.2% | 378 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 2:35.56 | 2:59.60 | top 68.4% | 243 / 355 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:05.05 | — | early days — 1 solve | 86 / 86 | |
| 7×7 | 9:32.81 | 9:53.32 | early days — 3 solves | 125 / 126 | |
| Square-1 | 1:44.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 247 / 251 |
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
- 5 Feb 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Waikato Summer Open 2011.
- 5 Feb 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Waikato Summer Open 2011.
- 25 Sep 2010First competition: Waikato Spring Open 2010. A 19.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Waikato Summer Open 2011 · 5 Feb 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Waikato Spring Open 2010 · 25 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- David Lim — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Malcolm Granville — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dene Beardsley — met in 16 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.88 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.