People · Republic of Korea
Daniel Lee
3×3 · top 3.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022LEED08
Daniel Lee has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.36, set at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 204th in Republic of Korea. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2022, he has put 155 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.04 in September 2022 to 8.36, a 62% improvement. Daniel has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.36 | 10.83 | top 3.4% | 204 / 4,352 | |
| 2×2 | 2.98 | 3.92 | top 14.0% | 423 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.99 | 24.54 | top 20.4% | 284 / 966 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.78 | 1:23.27 | top 21.0% | 141 / 524 | |
| 4×4 | 51.82 | 54.54 | top 26.9% | 474 / 1,308 | |
| Skewb | 6.50 | 9.72 | top 29.7% | 298 / 854 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.87 | 1:45.39 | top 35.3% | 308 / 716 |
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
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.36 at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 26 Nov 2022First sub-20 3×3: 15.73 at Oakville Fall A 2022.
- 26 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.09 at Oakville Fall A 2022.
- 26 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Fall A 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Richmond Hill 2022. A 22.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pickering Favourites Autumn 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- London Winter 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pickering Fall A 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Markham 3x3x3 Afternoon 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pickering A 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Waterloo Favourites A 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Oakville Fall A 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Richmond Hill 2022 · 24 Sep 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.
- Arhaan Sareen — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Nieuwland — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Roan Paone — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.