People · United Kingdom
Dan Harris
3×3 · top 9.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003HARR01
Dan Harris has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.59, set at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 668th in the United Kingdom. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since August 2003, he has put 482 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.31 in August 2003 to 10.59, a 60% improvement. Dan has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.59 | 14.96 | top 9.2% | 668 / 6,689 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | top 20.4% | 97 / 372 | |
| 2×2 | 3.94 | 6.93 | top 25.7% | 1,425 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 55.80 | 1:05.53 | top 31.7% | 708 / 2,071 | |
| Clock | 12.31 | 14.99 | top 36.4% | 489 / 1,232 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.18 | 1:59.75 | top 39.9% | 444 / 966 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.63 | 2:09.96 | top 45.7% | 570 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:24.23 | — | early days — 3 solves | 222 / 311 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.59 | 16.06 | top 70.7% | 2,759 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:23.06 | — | top 93.3% | 1,768 / 1,851 |
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 Nov 2007Four personal bests in one day at UK Open 2007.
- 5 Oct 2007Three personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007.
- 26 May 2007Three personal bests in one day at Italian Open 2007.
- 28 Apr 2007Three personal bests in one day at German Open 2007.
- 18 Nov 2006Three personal bests in one day at UK Open 2006.
- 23 Sep 2006Six personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2006.
Competitions
- UK Nationals 2010 · 5 Jun 2010
- Belgian Open 2010 · 22 May 2010
- UK Open 2008 · 8 Nov 2008
- European Championship 2008 · 19 Sep 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2008 · 2 Feb 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Open 2007 · 10 Nov 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 · 5 Oct 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Italian Open 2007 · 26 May 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- German Open 2007 · 28 Apr 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2007 · 24 Feb 2007 — 2 personal bests set
- UK Open 2006 · 18 Nov 2006 — 3 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2006 · 23 Sep 2006 — 6 personal bests set
- German Open 2006 · 21 Apr 2006 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2005 · 16 Oct 2005 — 3 personal bests set
- German Open 2005 · 23 Apr 2005 — 2 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Games Championship 2004 · 7 Aug 2004 — 3 personal bests set
- Dutch Open 2003 · 11 Oct 2003 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Games Championship 2003 · 23 Aug 2003 — 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.
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 121 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Ron van Bruchem — met in 116 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
- Ton Dennenbroek — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 75 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.