People · United States
Daniel King
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012KING03
Daniel King has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.43, set at Holy Toledo Summer 2018, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,282nd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2012, he has put 202 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.63 in November 2012 to 9.43, a 52% improvement. Daniel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.43 | 11.06 | top 5.9% | 3,282 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 4.64 | top 8.6% | 3,389 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 48.28 | 59.12 | top 22.5% | 3,404 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.71 | 37.08 | top 41.2% | 5,517 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:16.75 | 2:34.36 | top 59.2% | 5,073 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.51 | 14.50 | top 64.0% | 18,901 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 11.61 | 17.34 | top 64.1% | 11,899 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:53.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,541 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 4:57.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,251 / 4,196 |
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
- 14 Apr 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Utah Spring Open 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Utah Winter Open 2018.
- 12 Jun 2015Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2015.
- 24 Aug 2013First sub-15 3×3: 12.53 at Indiana 2013.
- 24 Aug 2013Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2013.
- 3 Nov 2012First competition: Indiana 2012. A 19.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Holy Toledo Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Spring Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Winter Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2013 · 24 Aug 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2012 · 3 Nov 2012
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.
- Brandon Mikel — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Nathan Dwyer — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lucas Etter — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.