People · United States
Dan Knights
3×3 · top 13.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2003 · 2003KNIG01
Dan Knights has been competing for 23 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.93, set at Boulder 2008, puts him in the top 13.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,331st in the United States. Across 8 competitions since August 2003, he has put 95 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.71 in August 2003 to 11.93, a 29% improvement. Dan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 11.93 | 14.68 | top 13.7% | 7,331 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:25.55 | 1:45.68 | top 60.3% | 10,471 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:38.71 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,577 / 2,092 |
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 May 2008Four personal bests in one day at Utah Open 2008.
- 22 Apr 2006First sub-15 3×3: 14.57 at Draughons Eastern competition 2006.
- 23 Aug 2003First competition: World Rubik's Games Championship 2003. A 18.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Boulder 2009 · 19 Sep 2009
- Denver Open 2009 · 25 Apr 2009
- Boulder 2008 · 20 Sep 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Open 2008 · 17 May 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Draughons Eastern competition 2006 · 22 Apr 2006 — 2 personal bests set
- Chattahoochee Spring competition 2006 · 11 Mar 2006 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's World Championship 2005 · 5 Nov 2005
- 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.
- Shelley Chang — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dan Dzoan — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Doug Li — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 25.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.