People · Lebanon
Daniel Omar Saad
3×3 · top 1.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018SAAD04
Daniel Omar Saad has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.03, set at DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2025, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Lebanon. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2018, he has put 109 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.69 in October 2018 to 7.03, a 45% 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 | Lebanon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.03 | 9.73 | top 1.4% | 2 / 74 | |
| 4×4 | 35.71 | 40.36 | top 7.4% | 2 / 22 | |
| 2×2 | 3.67 | 5.81 | top 22.3% | 13 / 54 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.86 | 29.56 | top 33.8% | 10 / 24 | |
| 5×5 | 1:54.44 | 1:59.49 | top 45.6% | 7 / 11 |
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 Dubai American Academy Open 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2025.
- 10 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Dubai Summer Open 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Dubai Summer Open 2022.
- 19 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Sharjah Open 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First competition: GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018. A 12.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dubai American Academy Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Dubai Summer Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Sharjah Open 2019 · 19 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- GEMS Modern Academy Open 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
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.
- Baha Alshwaiki — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- France Bautista — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mihir Narayan — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 5.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.