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Tyler McDonald
3×3 · top 33.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023MCDO04
Tyler McDonald has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.68, set at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026, puts him in the top 33.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,384th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2023, he has put 67 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.27 in March 2023 to 17.68, a 50% improvement. Tyler has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 17.68 | 18.83 | top 33.1% | 18,384 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 7.32 | 9.94 | top 36.1% | 6,149 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 4.80 | 7.61 | top 36.8% | 14,701 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.98 | 1:08.42 | top 37.5% | 6,064 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.68 | 15.44 | top 42.1% | 12,070 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.61 | 37.83 | top 48.0% | 6,554 / 15,683 |
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
- 10 Feb 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.07 at Arizona Favorites 2024.
- 10 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Arizona Favorites 2024.
- 25 Jun 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.76 at Cubing in Glendale 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023First competition: Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023. A 35.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Favorites 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Summer 2023 · 15 Jul 2023
- Cubing in Glendale 2023 · 25 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 · 19 Mar 2023
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.
- Brody McDonald — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ivan Vanek — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- TJ Hayward — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.68 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.