People · Israel
Daniel Gafni Chen
3×3 · top 18.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022CHED02
Daniel Gafni Chen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.22, set at NR Hanukkah A Israel 2025, puts him in the top 18.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 475th in Israel. Across 6 competitions since December 2022, he has put 134 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.10 in December 2022 to 13.22, a 60% improvement. Daniel has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.22 | 16.66 | top 18.3% | 475 / 2,044 | |
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 5.67 | top 22.9% | 421 / 1,421 | |
| Clock | 11.24 | 14.52 | top 31.2% | 98 / 252 | |
| Skewb | 7.66 | 10.71 | top 38.8% | 268 / 634 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.41 | 15.17 | top 39.8% | 444 / 973 | |
| Square-1 | 31.70 | 35.33 | top 52.7% | 143 / 255 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.66 | 1:30.09 | top 58.1% | 386 / 659 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.30 | 48.99 | top 65.8% | 449 / 678 | |
| Megaminx | 3:09.33 | — | early days — 2 solves | 232 / 264 |
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
- 27 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Frenaros Scrambled Potatoes 2026.
- 16 Dec 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.22 at NR Hanukkah A Israel 2025.
- 31 Dec 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.88 at Hannukubing Israel 2024.
- 31 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Hannukubing Israel 2024.
- 18 Aug 2024First sub-30 3×3: 20.84 at Israel Championship 2024.
- 21 Dec 2022First competition: NR Hanukkah: Sq-1 & Skewb 2022. A 33.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Frenaros Scrambled Potatoes 2026 · 27 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2026 · 25 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NR Hanukkah A Israel 2025 · 16 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Hannukubing Israel 2024 · 31 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Israel Championship 2024 · 18 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- NR Hanukkah: Sq-1 & Skewb 2022 · 21 Dec 2022
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.
- Itai Hershberg — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Guy Zarian — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Roy Tamir — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.