People · United States
Sean McGlinchey
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023MCGL01
Sean McGlinchey has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.23, set at Lexington Weeknights III 2024, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,030th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 31 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.79 in January 2023 to 9.23, a 22% improvement. Sean has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.23 | 10.57 | top 5.4% | 3,030 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 4.88 | top 17.5% | 6,877 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:16.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 816 / 2,092 |
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
- 15 Jul 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.23 at Lexington Weeknights III 2024.
- 22 Jan 2023First competition: Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023. A 12.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Westport Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026
- Lexington Weeknights III 2024 · 15 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pioneer Valley Cubing B 2023 · 22 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Yuki Nagai — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Eli Rogers — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Quinn Maloney — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.23 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.