People · Chinese Taipei
Daniel Mao
3×3 · top 10.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023MAOD01
Daniel Mao has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.86, set at Seattle Summer 2026, puts him in the top 10.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 605th in Chinese Taipei. Across 2 competitions since March 2023, he has put 27 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.10 in March 2023 to 10.86, a 10% improvement. Daniel has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Chinese Taipei | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.86 | 12.34 | top 10.1% | 605 / 4,213 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.61 | 37.75 | top 58.4% | 651 / 802 | |
| 5×5 | 2:54.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 561 / 639 |
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
- 11 Mar 2023First competition: Central Washington Odds 2023. A 12.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Seattle Summer 2026 · 11 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Central Washington Odds 2023 · 11 Mar 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.
- Ben Royce — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ethan Ekstrom — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Davis — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,382 people have one; it is 5.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.