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Dan Pastushkov
3×3 · top 0.47% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2014 · 2014PAST01
Dan Pastushkov has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.98, set at SacCubing XVIII 2024, puts him in the top 0.47% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 312th in the United States. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 89 competitions since February 2014, he has put 2,837 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.97 in February 2014 to 5.98, a 74% improvement. Dan has entered 89 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 5.98 | 7.37 | top 0.47% | 312 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 24.54 | 27.71 | top 0.59% | 102 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 49.06 | 55.26 | top 1.5% | 130 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.30 | 15.91 | top 3.4% | 515 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 1.91 | 2.98 | top 4.2% | 1,655 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 2.88 | 5.39 | top 4.4% | 679 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 26 moves | 34.33 | top 6.2% | 149 / 2,040 | |
| 6×6 | 1:50.34 | 1:58.57 | top 7.3% | 252 / 4,196 | |
| Megaminx | 55.03 | 1:02.72 | top 7.4% | 517 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 14.25 | 17.79 | top 14.7% | 994 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.88 | 9.14 | top 26.9% | 7,368 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 10.67 | 13.69 | top 28.4% | 2,200 / 8,927 | |
| 7×7 | 3:55.98 | 4:24.90 | top 29.1% | 816 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:01.68 | — | top 34.0% | 702 / 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
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 36 2022.
- 1 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019.
- 12 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019.
- 1 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
- 27 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2018.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 69 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026 · 2 Jul 2026
- SacCubing XXIII 2026 · 17 May 2026
- Cube Against Cancer Colorado 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Favorites 2026 · 1 Mar 2026
- SacCubing XXII 2026 · 18 Jan 2026
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 68 - Belmont 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
- Cool Down Berkeley 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XXI 2025 · 28 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SacQuiet Fall 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XX 2025 · 18 May 2025
- SacQuiet Spring 2025 · 17 May 2025
- Bay Area Side Events Day 2025 · 23 Feb 2025
- SacCubing XIX 2025 · 19 Jan 2025
- SacQuiet Winter 2025 · 18 Jan 2025
- SacQuiet Fall 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- SacCubing XVIII 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 64 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 8 Sep 2024
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 63 - Atherton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SacQuiet Spring 2024 · 19 May 2024
- SacCubing XVII 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 60 - Mountain View 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 59 LIVE - SSF 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
- SacCubing XVI 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 54 Live - SSF 2023 · 5 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XV 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SacQuiet Fall 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Western Championship 2023 · 30 Jun 2023
- CubingUSA Western FMC Championship 2023 · 24 Jun 2023
- SacQuiet Spring 2023 · 21 May 2023
- SacCubing XIV 2023 · 20 May 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 44 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- SacCubing XIII 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing on the Octagon 2022 · 31 Dec 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 39 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 37 2022 · 17 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- SacQuiet 2022 · 21 Aug 2022
- SacCubing XII 2022 · 20 Aug 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 36 2022 · 6 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 32 LIVE - SSF 2022 · 22 May 2022
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 31A - Mill Valley 2022 · 23 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 PM 2022 · 3 Apr 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XI 2022 · 27 Mar 2022
- SacCubing X 2021 · 13 Nov 2021
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 24 2020 · 15 Feb 2020
- SacCubing IX 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing VIII 2019 · 8 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Silence in the Grove 2019 · 26 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing VII 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing VI 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing V 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing IV 2018 · 27 May 2018
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2017 · 18 Nov 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 10 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Nub Open 2016 · 16 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016 · 3 Jan 2016
- Berkeley Fall 2015 · 22 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Please Be Quiet 2015 · 4 Oct 2015
- US Nationals 2015 · 31 Jul 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- BASC 6 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring 2015 · 12 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Nub Open 2015 · 17 Jan 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- BASC 4: Día de los Cubos 2014 · 2 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Caltech Spring Open 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 2 2014 · 9 Feb 2014
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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 404 rounds, finished ahead 81 times
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 310 rounds, finished ahead 70 times
- Mitchell Lane — met in 290 rounds, finished ahead 95 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-20 4×4 single — 42 people have one; it is 4.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.