People · United States
Daniel Puumala
3×3 · top 5.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024PUUM01
Daniel Puumala has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.32, set at Cubetcha MN 2024, puts him in the top 5.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,209th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2024, he has put 161 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.21 in April 2024 to 9.32, a 29% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.32 | 13.73 | top 5.7% | 3,209 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 45.31 | 50.66 | top 18.7% | 2,866 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 5.19 | top 19.9% | 7,916 / 41,674 | |
| Square-1 | 17.96 | 24.40 | top 23.3% | 1,554 / 6,846 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.78 | 1:42.80 | top 24.2% | 1,709 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:33.01 | 1:36.57 | top 29.9% | 2,387 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 2:58.47 | 3:06.76 | early days — 3 solves | 1,495 / 4,262 |
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
- 23 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.32 at Cubetcha MN 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubetcha MN 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024First competition: New Ulm Reboot 2024. A 13.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025 · 22 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha MN 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2024 · 7 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New Ulm Reboot 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
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.
- Nathan Rahn — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Philippos Karypis — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Kaius Young — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 5.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.