People · United States
Dan Sarnelli
3×3 · top 7.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2011 · 2011SARN01
Dan Sarnelli has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.03, set at US Nationals 2014, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,233rd in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2011, he has put 235 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.84 in March 2011 to 10.03, a 60% improvement. Dan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 10.03 | 12.49 | top 7.6% | 4,233 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 3.06 | 5.48 | top 15.0% | 5,968 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 43.83 | 49.29 | top 16.9% | 2,588 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 8 of 8 cubes · 50:42 | — | top 23.3% | 169 / 740 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 37.67 | top 30.1% | 661 / 2,059 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.73 | 29.57 | top 33.6% | 4,471 / 15,900 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.47 | 1:44.34 | top 35.0% | 2,545 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:09.46 | — | top 36.6% | 777 / 2,128 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.46 | 14.04 | top 48.7% | 14,338 / 29,168 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.78 | 2:17.23 | top 51.8% | 4,426 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 10:10.00 | — | top 58.6% | 249 / 442 | |
| 6×6 | 4:09.90 | 4:20.63 | top 68.9% | 2,730 / 4,262 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 27:15.00 | — | early days — 3 solves | 183 / 220 |
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 Aug 2014Seven personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 26 Jul 2013Six personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 3 Aug 2012Six personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.03 at Newark Head to Head 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012Three personal bests in one day at Newark Head to Head 2012.
- 18 Feb 2012First sub-20 3×3: 18.27 at MIT Spring 2012.
Competitions
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2012 · 15 Dec 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 9 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Park Ridge Open 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011
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.
- Tim Reynolds — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Kian Barry — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Tessa Cookmeyer — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.