People · United Kingdom
Daniel Mason
3×3 · top 5.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015MASO04
Daniel Mason has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.36, set at Stevenage August 2024, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 434th in the United Kingdom. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2015, he has put 244 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.19 in November 2015 to 9.36, a 58% 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 | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.36 | 11.15 | top 5.8% | 434 / 6,785 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.91 | 8.58 | top 12.6% | 495 / 3,704 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:19.98 | 1:36.26 | top 19.7% | 90 / 315 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.03 | 23.35 | top 20.6% | 391 / 1,861 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.74 | 1:34.57 | top 28.0% | 369 / 1,167 | |
| 4×4 | 53.71 | 56.11 | top 29.3% | 664 / 2,112 | |
| Skewb | 7.03 | 10.33 | top 34.0% | 809 / 2,439 | |
| 6×6 | 2:57.23 | 3:20.75 | top 39.8% | 246 / 560 | |
| Square-1 | 28.59 | 42.79 | top 46.8% | 425 / 789 | |
| 2×2 | 6.26 | 6.89 | top 53.6% | 2,806 / 4,946 | |
| Megaminx | 2:16.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 646 / 998 | |
| 7×7 | 6:40.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 377 / 463 | |
| Clock | 26.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,011 / 1,255 |
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
- 10 Aug 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.36 at Stevenage August 2024.
- 10 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Stevenage August 2024.
- 15 Dec 2018Six personal bests in one day at Cambridge Open 2018.
- 26 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.23 at UK Championship 2018.
- 26 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at UK Championship 2018.
- 4 Mar 2017Five personal bests in one day at Peterborough Open 2017.
Competitions
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage August 2024 · 10 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Cambridge Open 2018 · 15 Dec 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- UK Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Peterborough Open 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Birmingham Open 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome Thay Cambridge 2015 · 19 Dec 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- UK Rubik's Cube Championship 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
- Welwyn Garden City 2015 · 23 May 2015
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.
- Charlie Stark — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- James Molloy — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.