People · Cuba
Daniel Orlando Valdes Arzola
3×3 · top 2.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022ARZO01
Daniel Orlando Valdes Arzola has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.73, set at Tip of Skåne 2025, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Cuba. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2022, he has put 203 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.92 in December 2022 to 7.73, a 44% improvement. Daniel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.73 | 8.75 | top 2.3% | 1 / 12 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.82 | top 9.4% | 2 / 7 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.32 | 10.77 | top 22.4% | 1 / 3 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.37 | 28.39 | top 29.8% | 1 / 4 | |
| 4×4 | 57.03 | 1:07.31 | top 33.1% | 2 / 4 | |
| Clock | 14.72 | 18.84 | top 46.8% | 1 / 1 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.19 | 3:06.22 | top 53.9% | 1 / 1 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.44 | 2:32.84 | top 59.6% | 1 / 2 | |
| Square-1 | 39.80 | 47.57 | top 65.1% | 1 / 2 | |
| Skewb | 12.67 | 20.67 | top 69.3% | 3 / 3 |
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
- 28 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at Malmö Cubing Open 2026.
- 12 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Tip of Skåne 2025.
- 16 Nov 2024Six personal bests in one day at Efterårscubing i Hvidovre 2024.
- 20 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.14 at First Solves at Fisketorvet 2024.
- 11 Dec 2022First competition: Malmö Cube Contest 2022. A 13.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Malmö Cubing Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Tip of Skåne 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Nørre Campus Side Events 2024 · 23 Nov 2024
- Efterårscubing i Hvidovre 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- First Solves at Fisketorvet 2024 · 20 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- First Solves at Fisketorvet 2023 · 22 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Malmö Cube Contest 2022 · 11 Dec 2022 — 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.
- Victor Valentin Glyrskov — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Malte Oliver Bøgh Kjøller — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Daniel Vædele Egdal — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.