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Daniel Mullen

3×3 · top 0.26% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016MULL04

Daniel Mullen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.53, set at Fort Payne Summer 2025, puts him in the top 0.26% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 177th in the United States. Until April 2015, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 248 competitions since October 2016, he has put 12,447 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.23 in October 2016 to 5.53, a 77% improvement. Daniel has entered 248 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 0.26% of 284,439 all-time
5.53
signature single · Fort Payne Summer 2025
12,447
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 75% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×35.537.23
top 0.26%177 / 59,724
Skewb1.523.95
top 0.47%79 / 18,907
3×3 one-handed9.8113.27
top 0.92%147 / 15,683
2×21.202.49
top 1.0%434 / 40,951
Pyraminx1.973.44
top 1.1%305 / 28,708
Megaminx39.8347.30
top 1.5%104 / 7,841
Clock3.794.95
top 1.9%162 / 8,927
4×428.5133.51
top 2.0%334 / 19,072
5×554.281:01.62
top 3.1%258 / 9,401
Square-18.8612.79
top 4.3%321 / 6,743
6×61:47.201:57.02
top 6.2%209 / 4,196
3×3 Fewest Moves26 moves29.67
top 6.2%149 / 2,040
7×72:47.402:57.99
top 7.1%191 / 3,184
3×3 blindfolded1:19.071:36.33
top 19.3%382 / 2,092
3×3 Multi-Blind9 of 9 cubes · 52:05—
top 19.9%138 / 731
4×4 blindfolded7:51.369:40.79
top 42.8%178 / 440
5×5 blindfolded24:07.00—
early days — 1 solve164 / 218

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

Athens Fall Late Night 2016: 24.23Marietta Mystery 2016: 26.50Athens Winter 2016: 20.55All Aboard 2017: 19.04Classic City Shenanigans 2017: 15.07Mountain View Open 2017: 15.12Windsor Classic 2017: 13.73Classic City Summer 2017: 12.83Music City Fall 2017: 12.99Cobb Cubes 2017: 10.96Classic City Spooks 2017: 13.09Classic City 4 Charity 2017: 12.50Whale Sounds 2018: 11.82Classic City Closer 2018: 11.30CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018: 13.13Atlanta Subdivisions 2018: 10.44Pyra Pandemonium 2018: 11.91Dallas Fort Worth 2018: 8.87Windsor Classic 2018: 10.32GA Cubers Summer Blast 2018: 10.51Music City Speedsolving 2018: 10.13Carolina Season Starter 2018: 9.44Cobb Cubes Again 2018: 9.94Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2018: 8.13Rocky Top 2018: 9.63CubingUSA Georgia Championship 2018: 9.43Hendersonville Winter 2019: 9.42Dunwoody Day Bash 2019: 8.30Grind City 2019: 8.38Wolfpack Winter 2019: 8.99Terminus 2019: 8.61CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019: 8.01Buccaneer Bonanza 2019: 8.63Peach State 2019: 8.75Cape Fear Cubing 2019: 9.02Georgia Goobers 2019: 8.49Where's Loganville 2019: 8.92CubingUSA Nationals 2019: 8.40Scuppernong Spectacular 2019: 8.80Rocky The Ram Cubes 2019: 8.94Florida Fall Fest 2019: 8.83GA Cubers Sunset 2019: 7.62ERAU Speedcubing Fall 2019: 8.36Music City Speedsolving 2019: 7.68Carolina Clock 'Stravaganza 2019: 9.04Rocky Top 2019: 7.75GA Cubers Feet Fest 2019: 8.53Charlotte Winter 2020: 7.97Big Cubes for Dunwoody 2020: 8.36GA Cubers Return B 2021: 6.94Florida Returns 2021: 9.24Cobb Cubes Comeback 2A 2021: 7.17Rocky Top 2021: 8.98Windy City New Year 2022: 8.53GA Cubers Greetings 2022: 9.00Cape Fear 2022: 8.20GA Cubers February B 2022: 8.06Florida Spring B 2022: 7.68Edneyville Spring 2022: 8.08Cobb Library Cubing A 2022: 6.01FSUbers 2022: 7.07Jasper Highlands 2022: 8.51Starkvegas Spring 2022: 7.27FSUbers 2.0 2022: 7.71Puzzles at Wisconsin Spring 2022: 8.06Buccaneer Bonanza 2022: 7.67GA Cubers Pride 2022: 7.85Three Attempts Chicago 2022: 7.72Cubing Bulls 2022: 7.83Cashew Cubing 2022: 7.96Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022: 7.92Owings Mills Summer 2022: 7.37CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2022: 6.78Silver Spring Summer 2022: 7.41Pittsburgh Summer B 2022: 7.41Side Events Minnesota 2022: 6.98Let's Even the Odds Alabama 2022: 7.29Pretzel Mania 2022: 7.00Texas BarbeCubing 2022: 6.34Babylon Summer 2022: 7.10Sharon Forks Showdown 2022: 7.23Cube More in Ardmore 2022: 7.66Cube Even More in Wichita 2022: 7.60Mt. Prospect Open 2022: 7.35T-Town Showdown 2022: 7.24DFW Cubing Fall 2022: 8.38Cuber Jackets Fall 2022: 7.92Ohio State Fall Scarlet 2022: 6.50Concordia Turning 2022: 6.86SnoCo Veteran's Weekend A 2022: 7.05GA Cubers Mashed Potatoes 2022: 8.29Rocky Top 2022: 5.79Cube With Intention in Denton 2022: 7.76Naperville Winter B 2022: 7.69Cubing on the Octagon 2022: 6.66Baton Rouge Winter 2023: 7.12Niner Nation Open 2023: 7.13Springfield Winter Open 2023: 7.50Wolfpack Winter 2023: 7.46High Plains Solving 2023: 7.86Sleepless in Seattle 2023: 7.79Cubing in the Clouds 2023: 6.25Kendeda Kubing B 2023: 7.17Nebraska Heartland Warmup 2023: 7.36Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023: 7.41CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2023: 8.74ODU Big Blue Spring 2023: 7.37AlphaCubing B 2023: 7.06Westminster Squanners Spring 2023: 7.83CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2023: 7.68Big E Slice 2023: 6.66CubingUSA Southern Championship 2023: 7.73Fountain City 2023: 7.10Pickett's Mill Battlefield 2023: 7.89Hobcaw Cubing 2023: 8.30Winchester Weeknights III 2023: 8.15CubingUSA Nationals 2023: 8.15Colorado Jungle Jumble 2023: 7.45North Carolina Championship 2023: 7.48Rocky Top 2023: 7.58Beat the Clock Westminster 2024: 8.22Clayton State Cubing 2024: 7.12Middle Georgia Speedsolving 2024: 7.68Alabama Championship 2024: 7.82See Georgia: Lake Russell B 2024: 7.47Concord Summer 2024: 7.38Bama Big Cubes 2024: 8.12CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2024: 7.73Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024: 7.69T-Town Showdown AL 2024: 7.88Scenic City Scramble TN 2024: 6.97Grand Forks 2024: 7.48McMinnville Cubing Fall 2024: 5.97Billings Fall 2024: 6.72CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024: 7.39GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2024: 7.11Skowhegan Spookfest 2024: 7.69Arkansolve Fall 2024: 7.57Jay Peak Cubikon 2024: 6.79Wakefield Winter 2024: 7.53Solving in Savannah 2025: 7.67Vanderbilt Winter 2025: 6.97Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025: 7.48Cubing on the Plains at Auburn 2025: 7.71Minxing in Memphis 2025: 6.42See Georgia: Cloudland Canyon A 2025: 7.41Sowega Spring 2025: 7.72Queen City NC 2025: 7.96Cubes in the Mountains WV 2025: 7.00Alabama Crimson Cubing Spring 2025: 7.77GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2025: 7.16Middle Georgia Big Cube Showdown 2025: 6.46Skewbing in School Kennesaw 2025: 7.83Cubing in School Westminster 2025: 7.87Cube Against Cancer Roswell 2025: 8.01Anchorage Spring 2025: 6.99CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025: 7.17Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025: 7.37Square-1 Showdown AZ 2025: 7.42Bring the Heat AZ 2025: 7.00Fort Payne Summer 2025: 5.53Clemson Cube Catastrophe 2025: 6.59East Cobb Summer 2025: 6.41Concord Summer 2025: 7.09Corny Cubers Iowa Classic 2025: 7.53Middle Georgia Mega Mania 2025: 7.54Atlanta Algs at AIS Autumn 2025: 7.18Ocean State Cubikon 2025: 6.59Alabama Crimson Cubing Fall 2025: 7.99FSUbers 10.0 2025: 7.05GA Cuber Jackets Fall 2025: 7.14Spookin' on the Plains at Auburn 2025: 6.69Gulf Shores 2025: 7.49Omnicon & Cubes TN 2025: 7.43New Hampshire Championship 2025: 7.17Coosa Cubing Clash 2025: 7.33Georgia Championship 2026: 7.71Solving in Savannah 2026: 8.04Marietta Monday Mini I 2026: 7.77Marietta Monday Mini II 2026: 7.72Middle Georgia March Madness 2026: 6.80Marietta Monday Mini III 2026: 7.64Cube Against Cancer Roswell 2026: 8.26Georgia Tech Tuesday Tiny I 2026: 8.37CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2026: 7.18Scenic City Spring TN 2026: 8.21GA Cuber Jackets Spring 2026: 6.56The Loveliest Solves on the Plains Auburn 2026: 7.83Only Cubes in ABQ 2026: 7.70GA Cubers Pride 2026: 7.49Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026: 7.83Middle Georgia Summer Solving 2026: 7.01Scenic City Summer TN 2026: 7.03Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026: 6.59Fort Payne Summer 2026: 7.06State Hunting Calls for Sioux Falls 2026: 6.775.5326.508 Oct 20165 Sep 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-5 3×3 single — 344 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
  • A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.52 away.

Targets move as he improves.