People · Germany
Daniel Schäfer
2×2 · top 9.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012SCHA01
Daniel Schäfer has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.55, set at Hessen Open 2014, puts him in the top 9.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 354th in Germany. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since February 2012, he has put 478 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.27 in February 2012 to 10.99, a 17% improvement. Daniel has entered twelve 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 4.16 | top 9.4% | 354 / 2,875 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.53 | 9.00 | top 10.4% | 265 / 1,987 | |
| 3×3 | 10.99 | 13.43 | top 10.4% | 535 / 4,109 | |
| 4×4 | 39.40 | 47.70 | top 11.4% | 215 / 1,934 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.00 | 23.28 | top 15.1% | 198 / 1,314 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.37 | 1:36.55 | top 28.4% | 297 / 1,158 | |
| 6×6 | 3:05.19 | 4:08.67 | top 43.5% | 214 / 586 | |
| 7×7 | 5:08.33 | 6:12.29 | top 53.2% | 217 / 510 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | top 55.5% | 189 / 338 | |
| Megaminx | 2:28.47 | 2:43.61 | top 60.4% | 441 / 787 | |
| Square-1 | 46.17 | — | top 72.3% | 384 / 533 | |
| Skewb | 13.71 | 19.03 | top 73.7% | 929 / 1,169 | |
| Clock | 29.14 | — | early days — 1 solve | 547 / 634 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 11:43.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 339 / 343 |
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 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Chiayi Open 2022.
- 29 May 2022Five personal bests in one day at CK Cubing Party 2022.
- 15 Mar 2014Ten personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2014.
- 6 Apr 2013Nine personal bests in one day at BW Open 2013.
- 2 Feb 2013Five personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2013.
- 4 Feb 2012First competition: Hessen Open 2012. A 13.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Shin Kong Cube Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
- Maru Cube Day 2022 · 3 Sep 2022
- Pingtung Summer Open 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Chiayi Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- CK Cubing Party 2022 · 29 May 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Taipei FMC All Day 2022 · 10 Apr 2022
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2014 · 15 Mar 2014 — 10 personal bests set
- BW Open 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 9 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Saarland Open 2012 · 7 Jul 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012
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.
- Jan Bentlage — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- François Courtès — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.