People · United States
Daniel Corson
2×2 · top 5.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023CORS03
Daniel Corson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.16, set at Ohio Championship 2026, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,407th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2023, he has put 267 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 9.53 in August 2023 to 4.64, a 51% improvement. Daniel has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 4.57 | top 5.9% | 2,407 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 3.95 | 8.40 | top 10.6% | 1,656 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.64 | 7.66 | top 11.0% | 2,926 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 15.23 | 20.24 | top 25.3% | 13,987 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 14.38 | 19.16 | top 45.4% | 3,754 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.92 | — | top 61.4% | 10,864 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.00 | — | top 64.2% | 5,004 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.87 | 1:06.29 | top 74.8% | 10,977 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 1:06.73 | — | top 87.5% | 5,971 / 6,846 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Ohio Championship 2026.
- 20 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Ohio State Summer 2025.
- 16 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.60 at BHT Pyraminx Bash 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 26.83 at ALL1- Pittsburgh 2023.
- 4 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at ALL1- Pittsburgh 2023.
Competitions
- Ohio Championship 2026 · 11 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Ohio State Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Solar Eclipse in Sycamore 2024 · 8 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
- Ohio State Weekend of Madness 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- BHT Pyraminx Bash 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Winter 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Swoop in Again Oxford 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- ALL1- Pittsburgh 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- OH-io State 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes FMC Championship 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Flex in Lex 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
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.
- Jack Hamilton — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead once
- Braden Richards — met in 63 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Nankervis — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.