People · United States
Daniel Pingel
3×3 · top 12.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023PING03
Daniel Pingel has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.57, set at Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,780th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since September 2023, he has put 171 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 69% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.37 in September 2023 to 11.57, a 48% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.57 | 14.33 | top 12.5% | 6,780 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 4.79 | 7.26 | top 16.7% | 2,659 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 4.13 | top 22.6% | 9,003 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 52.32 | 1:03.35 | top 27.7% | 4,323 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.11 | 8.24 | top 28.8% | 8,056 / 29,168 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.36 | 1:42.07 | top 29.2% | 2,077 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.87 | 1:46.65 | top 33.0% | 2,648 / 9,537 | |
| 7×7 | 5:38.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,900 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.65 | 43.28 | top 63.4% | 9,076 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 54.16 | 1:09.22 | top 79.7% | 5,368 / 6,846 |
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 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Davis County Showdown 2026.
- 19 Jul 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.31 at Tooele Open B 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Tooele Open B 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.91 at Utah Ice Cubing 2025.
- 25 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Utah Ice Cubing 2025.
- 9 Sep 2023First competition: Utah Valley Open 2023. A 22.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Speedcubing Speedoff 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis County Showdown 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Championship 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tooele Open B 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Ice Cubing 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Utah Snowball Bash 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
- Utah Valley Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023
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.
- Canyon Pettitt — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Isaac Myers — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Leo Williams — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.