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Daniel R. Waidelich
Skewb · top 29.3% of 74,164 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023WAID01
Daniel R. Waidelich has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.44, set at Virginia Re-Open Spring 2023, puts him in the top 29.3% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,863rd in the United States. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 140 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.16 in January 2023 to 25.26, a 40% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.44 | 13.46 | top 29.3% | 4,863 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.51 | 9.84 | top 32.2% | 9,136 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 5.72 | 6.37 | top 47.9% | 19,728 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 25.26 | 28.43 | top 53.3% | 31,623 / 60,666 | |
| Megaminx | 2:52.35 | — | top 71.3% | 5,631 / 8,026 | |
| 4×4 | 1:45.32 | — | top 74.1% | 13,636 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 52.12 | 1:47.11 | top 78.6% | 11,723 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 26.76 | 41.19 | top 79.8% | 7,243 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 1:06.99 | — | top 87.6% | 5,981 / 6,846 | |
| 5×5 | 3:53.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,693 / 9,537 |
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
- 16 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Virginia Championship 2025.
- 10 Nov 2023First sub-30 3×3: 28.99 at Virginia Championship 2023.
- 22 Jan 2023First competition: Crystal City Winter 2023. A 42.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Colonial Cube Clash VA 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Re-Open Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Crystal City Winter 2023 · 22 Jan 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.
- Surya Narayana Teja Ravinutala — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Charles Jerome — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Nielsen — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.