People · New Zealand
Ryan McDonald
2×2 · top 7.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2018 · 2018MCDO02
Ryan McDonald has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.39, set at Auckland Spring 2018, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 171st in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2018, he has put 297 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.68 in January 2018 to 11.02, a 44% improvement. Ryan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 2.39 | 3.91 | top 7.9% | 171 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 | 11.02 | 13.12 | top 10.5% | 227 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 4.98 | 8.43 | top 17.9% | 145 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.16 | 1:11.23 | top 36.6% | 229 / 722 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.06 | 11.64 | top 45.4% | 600 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.63 | 31.28 | top 45.8% | 254 / 600 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2024.
- 9 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2022.
- 8 Jan 2021First sub-15 3×3: 13.04 at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 8 Jan 2021Five personal bests in one day at A New Year in Auckland 2021.
- 27 Jan 2018First competition: NxNZ Open 2018. A 19.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021 — 1 personal best set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Spring 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- NxNZ Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018
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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ashley Foster — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jerry Jiang — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.