People · Israel
Dan Sachs
Skewb · top 4.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014SACH05
Dan Sachs has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.98, set at BASC 7 2015, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Israel. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2014, he has put 228 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.63 in November 2014 to 13.66, a 42% improvement. Dan has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.98 | 5.82 | top 4.9% | 37 / 618 | |
| 2×2 | 3.19 | 6.17 | top 16.5% | 311 / 1,401 | |
| 3×3 | 13.66 | 15.64 | top 19.8% | 500 / 2,022 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.83 | 33.01 | top 33.8% | 241 / 658 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.73 | 9.74 | top 34.0% | 377 / 957 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 40.33 | top 44.7% | 65 / 115 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.88 | 1:23.97 | top 58.2% | 388 / 659 | |
| Clock | 20.63 | 25.40 | top 66.5% | 185 / 252 |
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
- 12 Sep 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.08 at Berkeley Summer 2015.
- 12 Sep 2015Four personal bests in one day at Berkeley Summer 2015.
- 12 Apr 2015Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Spring 2015.
- 28 Feb 2015Three personal bests in one day at BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015.
- 21 Feb 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.75 at Berkeley Winter 2015.
- 21 Feb 2015Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2015.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 11 2018 · 18 Mar 2018
- Berkeley Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 9 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
- Berkeley Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016 · 3 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Please Be Quiet 2015 · 4 Oct 2015
- Berkeley Summer 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- BASC 7 2015 · 11 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- BASC 6 2015 · 30 May 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2015 · 12 Apr 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- BASC 5: Everything But 2x2 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- BASC 4: Día de los Cubos 2014 · 2 Nov 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.
- Riley Woo — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tyler Howlett — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Alex Johnson — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.