People · Australia
Daniel Lu
Pyraminx · top 21.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023LUDA01
Daniel Lu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.16, set at Melbourne Summer 2025, puts him in the top 21.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,060th in Australia. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 146 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.27 in January 2023 to 15.08, a 67% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.16 | 10.32 | top 21.2% | 1,060 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 3.80 | 5.00 | top 23.9% | 1,837 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 15.08 | 20.22 | top 24.7% | 2,274 / 11,709 | |
| Square-1 | 28.63 | 53.63 | top 46.8% | 458 / 899 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.71 | — | top 53.0% | 656 / 1,277 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.87 | — | top 56.6% | 1,569 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 10.76 | 12.96 | top 59.5% | 1,962 / 3,534 | |
| Clock | 18.33 | 20.97 | top 59.8% | 617 / 1,095 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.90 | 55.43 | top 71.5% | 1,709 / 2,659 | |
| 5×5 | 3:51.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,298 / 1,356 |
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
- 24 Jan 2025Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2025.
- 6 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.78 at Try Cubing Hobart 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Try Cubing Hobart 2024.
- 2 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Altona Algorithms 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 22.40 at Melbourne Cube Days 2023.
- 20 Jan 2023First competition: Melbourne Summer 2023. A 45.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2025 · 24 Jan 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- The Big Cube Melbourne 2024 · 20 Jul 2024
- Try Cubing Hobart 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Altona Algorithms 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2023 · 20 Jan 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.
- Phoenix Patterson — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oliver Drew — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alex Butera — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.