People · United Kingdom
Daniel Gunasekera
2×2 · top 1.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023GUNA06
Daniel Gunasekera has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.38, set at Kewbz UK Championship 2026, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 131st in the United Kingdom. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2023, he has put 126 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.30 in August 2023 to 9.65, a 69% improvement. Daniel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.38 | 3.75 | top 1.7% | 131 / 4,946 | |
| 3×3 | 9.65 | 11.50 | top 6.6% | 499 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.30 | 8.70 | top 9.2% | 365 / 3,704 | |
| Skewb | 6.50 | 8.65 | top 29.8% | 711 / 2,439 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.67 | 36.41 | top 41.2% | 729 / 1,861 | |
| 4×4 | 1:55.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,836 / 2,112 |
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
- 28 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 28 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 1 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's UK Championship 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.61 at Bolton Summer 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Bolton Summer 2024.
- 2 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 17.49 at Liverpool Winter 2023.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's UK Championship 2024 · 1 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Liverpool Winter 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bolton Summer 2023 · 5 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.
- Joel Keenan — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Caleb Wolf Dunn — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Thomas Vickers — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.