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Daniel Anker Hermansen

2×2 · top 1.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017HERM01

Daniel Anker Hermansen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.26, set at Dåstrup Sleepover 2022, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in Denmark. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 80 competitions since January 2017, he has put 3,488 official solves on the record across 16 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.47 in January 2017 to 11.10, a 33% improvement. Daniel has entered 80 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 1.2% of 186,767 all-time
1.26
signature single · Dåstrup Sleepover 2022
3,488
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 53% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingDenmark
2×21.263.76
top 1.2%16 / 906
4×4 blindfolded1:42.402:29.59
top 1.4%1 / 15
3×3 blindfolded21.5029.44
top 1.8%3 / 80
3×3 Fewest Moves23 moves29.33
top 3.0%6 / 96
5×5 blindfolded4:36.83—
top 3.3%2 / 8
3×3 Multi-Blind25 of 27 cubes · 57:19—
top 3.4%3 / 36
4×436.4841.74
top 8.1%38 / 468
Skewb3.667.41
top 8.7%47 / 467
3×311.1012.79
top 10.8%133 / 1,198
Square-112.5720.34
top 11.0%21 / 185
5×51:18.211:28.15
top 17.7%39 / 269
3×3 one-handed21.4628.02
top 24.5%96 / 380
Clock10.6013.27
top 28.1%56 / 187
6×62:35.202:46.86
top 28.3%28 / 126
7×74:05.004:16.55
top 32.6%27 / 116
Megaminx1:39.301:53.73
top 34.2%73 / 232

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

Generalforsamlingen 2017: 16.47Kongens Lyngby Open 2017: 18.21Danish Open 2017: 15.55Kvissel Open 2017: 15.01Vestegnen Open 2017: 16.34Kvissel Fall 2017: 15.72Generalforsamlingen 2018: 13.69Tårnby Cube Træf 2018: 14.56WCA European Championship 2018: 11.10Dåstrup Sleepover 2018: 13.79Danish Open 2018: 13.16Skottegårdsskolen Open 2018: 11.18Kvissel Fall 2018: 13.03Aarhus Spring 2019: 13.21Denmark & Friends 2019: 16.58SSL 2 Skurup 2019: 13.61KMG Spring 2019: 13.55Nordic Championship 2019: 14.69Aarhus Christmas 2019: 13.52Greve Gymnasium 2020: 12.59Hvidovre Sommerhygge 2020: 14.89Danish Championship 2021: 12.58Dåstrup Sleepover 2022: 14.38Østervang Open 2022: 11.51Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022: 11.57Danish Championship 2022: 13.43Roskilde For Alle 2022: 13.64Aarhus Open 2022: 14.43DSF Generalforsamlingen 2023: 13.60Aarhus Spring 2023: 13.88Roskilde by Night 2023: 13.30Østervang Open 2023: 13.37Danish Championship 2023: 12.11Roskilde For Alle 2023: 13.03Bjerringbro Open 2023: 14.12DSF Generalforsamlingen 2024: 13.92Aarhus Spring 2024: 14.34Furesø Beginnings 2024: 12.75Ikast Cubing Kaos 2024: 13.60Aalborg Open 2024: 11.65Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024: 13.18Danish Championship 2024: 13.57Allesammen Sammen i Roskilde 2024: 14.83Aarhus Advent 2024: 13.56Aarhus Christmas 2024: 11.92DSF Generalforsamlingen 2025: 11.99Aarhus Winter 2025: 12.68Danish Championship 2025: 11.94Esbjerg Open 2025: 12.15Aarhus Summer 2025: 13.06Clockerup i Otterup 2025: 11.15Sej Sejere Sejs 2025: 13.20Aarhus Fall 2025: 12.30Aarhus Winter 2026: 13.33Aalborg Special 2026: 11.53Roskilde by Night 2026: 11.98Speedcubing Aarhus Generalforsamling 2026: 12.03Aalborg Spring 2026: 11.78Sydals Open 2026: 11.24Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026: 13.29Dåstrup Diverse 2026: 12.0111.1018.2114 Jan 201715 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
  • A sub-1:30 4×4 blindfolded single — 16 people have one; it is 12.40 away.

Targets move as he improves.