People · Norway
Daniel Nygård
2×2 · top 3.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017NYGA01
Daniel Nygård has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.86, set at Sandnes Open 2017, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in Norway. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2017, he has put 212 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.73 in August 2017 to 10.41, a 44% improvement. Daniel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.86 | 5.02 | top 3.9% | 68 / 1,202 | |
| 4×4 | 31.75 | 38.49 | top 4.0% | 20 / 590 | |
| 3×3 | 10.41 | 12.56 | top 8.7% | 145 / 1,609 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.22 | 1:33.13 | top 20.9% | 45 / 318 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.92 | 31.77 | top 41.7% | 192 / 513 |
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 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kristiansand Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Sandnes Winter 2025.
- 22 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.20 at Sandnes Open 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017First competition: Sandnes Open 2017. A 20.10 3×3 single to start from.
- 26 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.73 at Sandnes Open 2017.
Competitions
- Sandnes Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kristiansand Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Sandnes Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Kim Roger Haraldsen — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stian Nygård — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Magne Njå — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.