People · New Zealand
Mason Macdonald
2×2 · top 19.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022MACD04
Mason Macdonald has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.40, set at Murdoch University Open 2024, puts him in the top 19.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 355th in New Zealand. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 104 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.02 in August 2022 to 15.91, a 31% improvement. Mason 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.40 | 6.34 | top 19.0% | 355 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 15.91 | 19.35 | top 27.5% | 561 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 9.97 | top 32.2% | 440 / 1,141 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.12 | 1:35.92 | top 56.9% | 387 / 722 | |
| Skewb | 11.98 | 22.49 | top 66.0% | 459 / 666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 42.17 | 59.32 | top 68.3% | 379 / 600 | |
| Square-1 | 54.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 214 / 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
- 3 Feb 2024Five personal bests in one day at Murdoch University Open 2024.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.99 at Perth Summer 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at Perth Summer 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022. A 23.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Going Fast in Guildford 2024 · 13 Apr 2024
- Murdoch University Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Freo Cube-Off 2023 · 16 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Perth Summer 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022 · 6 Aug 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.
- Amy Smith — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jay Calter — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eshiel Benzion Narayanan — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.