People · United Kingdom
Niall Mackintosh
3×3 · top 2.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022MACK07
Niall Mackintosh has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.76, set at Glasgow Autumn 2023, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 201st in the United Kingdom. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2022, he has put 339 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.24 in May 2022 to 7.76, a 41% improvement. Niall has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.76 | 10.74 | top 2.4% | 201 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 2.27 | 3.92 | top 6.8% | 480 / 4,946 | |
| 4×4 | 43.43 | 49.99 | top 16.4% | 383 / 2,112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.35 | 22.38 | top 18.9% | 363 / 1,861 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.19 | 12.19 | top 21.5% | 843 / 3,704 | |
| Skewb | 6.26 | 8.78 | top 27.9% | 664 / 2,439 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.22 | 1:35.88 | top 28.4% | 376 / 1,167 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.33 | 2:15.77 | top 41.8% | 482 / 998 | |
| 6×6 | 3:28.31 | 3:38.83 | top 54.2% | 342 / 560 | |
| 7×7 | 6:26.58 | 6:55.24 | top 73.7% | 359 / 463 | |
| Square-1 | 57.73 | — | early days — 3 solves | 669 / 789 |
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
- 22 Sep 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Glasgow Autumn 2023.
- 26 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Glasgow Spring 2023.
- 26 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Glasgow Spring 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Edinburgh Spring 2023.
- 27 Jan 2023Six personal bests in one day at Glasgow Winter 2023.
- 28 May 2022First competition: Glasgow Open 2022. A 13.24 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 Sep 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- North Highlands Summer 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Glasgow Spring 2023 · 26 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Edinburgh Spring 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Glasgow Winter 2023 · 27 Jan 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Glasgow Open 2022 · 28 May 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.
- Bella Campbell — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Ruben McEwan — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.76 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.