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Daniel Forbes

3×3 · top 52.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015FORB02

Daniel Forbes has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 24.89, set at Perth Puzzle Party 2019, puts him in the top 52.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,489th in Australia. Across 3 competitions since July 2015, he has put 40 official solves on the record across four events. His 2×2 best has come down from 14.63 in July 2015 to 6.31, a 57% improvement. Daniel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 52.4% of 284,439 all-time
24.89
signature single · Perth Puzzle Party 2019
40
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingAustralia
3×324.8936.06
top 52.4%5,489 / 11,709
2×26.3111.31
top 54.1%4,315 / 8,567
Pyraminx13.2321.31
top 74.1%4,475 / 5,993
Skewb34.30
early days — 2 solves3,490 / 3,534

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

Perth Winter 2015: 14.63Perth Autumn 2018: 10.18Perth Puzzle Party 2019: 6.316.3114.6318 Jul 201512 Jan 2019

Best single per competition, 2×2. 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-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 4.89 away.
  • A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.31 away.

Targets move as he improves.