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Theodore McGinlay
Pyraminx · top 7.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025MCGI06
Theodore McGinlay has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.96, set at Australian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 7.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 343rd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2025, he has put 156 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.12 in October 2025 to 21.23, a 38% improvement. Theodore has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.96 | 6.90 | top 7.5% | 343 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 5.84 | top 16.1% | 1,229 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 5.91 | 11.09 | top 25.1% | 667 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 | 21.23 | 23.61 | top 43.4% | 4,345 / 11,709 | |
| Megaminx | 2:25.96 | — | top 59.3% | 752 / 1,277 | |
| Square-1 | 38.81 | — | top 63.9% | 616 / 899 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.30 | — | top 69.7% | 1,653 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.72 | — | top 72.4% | 2,126 / 3,051 | |
| Clock | 26.88 | — | early days — 3 solves | 872 / 1,095 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 60 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 438 / 468 |
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
- 9 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Seven personal bests in one day at West Melbourne Open 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.22 at Melbourne Summer 2026.
- 11 Oct 2025First competition: The Big Cube Melbourne 2025. A 34.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Spark Melbourne Autumn Saturday 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- West Melbourne Open 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- North-East Melbourne March Sunday 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- The Big Cube Melbourne 2025 · 11 Oct 2025
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.
- Peter Au — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ryan Chen — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stan Wilson — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.