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Daniel Ekenstam

3×3 · top 11.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2009 · 2009EKEN01

Daniel Ekenstam has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.44, set at Mile High Megacomp 2023, puts him in the top 11.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,430th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since April 2009, he has put 34 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.43 in April 2009 to 11.44, a 69% improvement. Daniel has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 11.9% of 284,439 all-time
11.44
signature single · Mile High Megacomp 2023
34
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×311.4414.33
top 11.9%6,430 / 59,724

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

Utah Open 2009: 36.43Utah Summer 2010: 18.36Mile High Megacomp 2023: 11.44Don't be Fooled Colorado 2023: 13.0811.4436.4311 Apr 20091 Apr 2023

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-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.44 away.

Targets move as he improves.