People · United States
Sam McDonnell
3×3 · top 70.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018MCDO06
Sam McDonnell has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 35.23, set at Michigan Mini 26B 2024, puts him in the top 70.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42,886th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since June 2018, he has put 39 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:04.31 in June 2018 to 35.23, a 45% improvement. Sam has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 35.23 | 39.04 | top 70.8% | 42,886 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 10.20 | 17.06 | top 78.7% | 32,608 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.47 | 30.95 | top 88.8% | 26,108 / 28,708 |
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 Feb 2020First sub-60 3×3: 42.15 at Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020.
- 17 Jun 2018First competition: Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018. A 1:04.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 26B 2024 · 30 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Alpha 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Holy Toledo Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2018 · 17 Jun 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.
- Evan McDonnell — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- James Hildreth — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Phillip Lewicki — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 5.23 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.