People · New Zealand
Daniel Mao
3×3 · top 10.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023MAOD02
Daniel Mao has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.06, set at New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024, puts him in the top 10.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 229th in New Zealand. Across 8 competitions since May 2023, he has put 152 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.16 in May 2023 to 11.06, a 22% improvement. Daniel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.06 | 14.11 | top 10.7% | 229 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 4.28 | top 13.1% | 256 / 1,615 |
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
- 13 May 2023First competition: Auckland Autumn 2023. A 14.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Auckland 2025 · 17 Jan 2025
- New Zealand Cubing Decathlon 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beachside Auckland 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
- Te Atatū Newcomers Open 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023
- Auckland Mid-Year Madness 2023 · 1 Jul 2023
- Auckland Autumn 2023 · 13 May 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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead once
- Levi Eyou — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Edwin Shen — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.06 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.