People · New Zealand
Daniel Quach
2×2 · top 4.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014QUAC01
Daniel Quach has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.92, set at SNZ Northern 2018, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 105th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since December 2014, he has put 484 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.41 in December 2014 to 10.59, a 27% improvement. Daniel has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.92 | 4.58 | top 4.2% | 105 / 1,615 | |
| 4×4 | 37.06 | 47.35 | top 8.7% | 79 / 722 | |
| 3×3 | 10.59 | 11.99 | top 9.2% | 203 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.32 | 7.43 | top 9.3% | 142 / 1,141 | |
| Megaminx | 59.36 | 1:13.20 | top 9.7% | 44 / 283 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.28 | 1:29.53 | top 14.0% | 53 / 355 | |
| 7×7 | 3:49.83 | 4:09.79 | top 27.1% | 45 / 126 | |
| 6×6 | 2:38.14 | 2:44.19 | early days — 3 solves | 61 / 149 | |
| Skewb | 8.07 | 14.83 | top 41.8% | 307 / 666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.05 | 53.45 | top 69.4% | 391 / 600 |
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
- 29 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 23 Jun 2018Four personal bests in one day at SNZ Northern 2018.
- 13 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Techweek NZ 2017.
- 6 Dec 2015Four personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2015.
- 27 Sep 2015Five personal bests in one day at Hamilton Spring 2015.
- 7 Dec 2014First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2014. A 14.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018
- SNZ Northern 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- NxNZ Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2017 · 30 Sep 2017
- Techweek NZ 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Hamilton Winter 2016 · 31 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2015 · 6 Dec 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2015 · 27 Sep 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2014 · 7 Dec 2014 — 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.
- Alex Asbery — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- James Macdiarmid — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Aneurin Hunt — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.