People · United States
Asher Bowen McDaniel
Pyraminx · top 1.1% of 130,891 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023MCDA03
Asher Bowen McDaniel has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.98, set at Tartan Twist PA 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 316th in the United States. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since October 2023, he has put 349 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.19 in October 2023 to 10.20, a 58% improvement. Asher has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.98 | 2.98 | top 1.1% | 316 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 1.84 | 3.26 | top 3.8% | 1,539 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.20 | 12.12 | top 8.1% | 4,508 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.67 | 5.36 | top 15.8% | 2,501 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.74 | 26.92 | top 22.6% | 2,933 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 19.05 | 33.47 | top 25.8% | 1,714 / 6,846 | |
| 4×4 | 52.34 | 1:01.26 | top 27.7% | 4,329 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.20 | 2:05.45 | top 37.8% | 3,059 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 13.91 | 16.45 | top 43.4% | 3,575 / 9,172 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.44 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,894 / 8,026 | |
| 7×7 | 9:00.52 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,076 / 3,236 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Six personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2026.
- 3 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Fall 2026.
- 2 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026.
- 23 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Apex Algs Again 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Williamsburg Open Spring 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Tartan Twist PA 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Apex Algs Again 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Williamsburg Open Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Gobbler Cube Day Winter at VT 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Gem City: The Birthplace of Aviation OH 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Plum Puzzles 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Megamania in Louisville 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Lake Erie Showdown 2023 · 7 Oct 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.
- Griffin Kim — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Leland Pak — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rue Clippinger — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.