People · United States
Dakota Heitkemper
2×2 · top 4.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023HEIT04
Dakota Heitkemper has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.90, set at Sheridan Stampede 2024, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,623rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2023, he has put 288 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Dakota has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.90 | 4.37 | top 4.1% | 1,623 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 8.91 | 10.20 | top 4.7% | 2,597 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.27 | 7.69 | top 14.9% | 3,896 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 46.52 | 55.93 | top 20.2% | 3,068 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.91 | 1:54.34 | top 32.0% | 2,263 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.84 | 1:52.04 | top 32.2% | 2,551 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.16 | 34.65 | top 34.6% | 4,564 / 15,683 | |
| 7×7 | 4:13.90 | 4:39.60 | top 35.7% | 1,001 / 3,184 | |
| Skewb | 7.68 | 10.66 | top 38.9% | 6,678 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.79 | 3:25.93 | top 45.6% | 1,690 / 4,196 |
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
- 1 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Idaho Championship 2025.
- 20 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bozeman Cubing 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Sheridan Stampede 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Four personal bests in one day at SacCubing XVI 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: Billings Speedcubing 2023. A 10.71 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Sep 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.17 at Billings Speedcubing 2023.
Competitions
- Idaho Championship 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Billings Fall 2024 · 28 Sep 2024
- Bozeman Cubing 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Sheridan Stampede 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Billings Speedcubing 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Dakotah Shinn — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Tye Gorder — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Elizabeth Cutting — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.