People · Australia
Daniel Shin
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023SHIN04
Daniel Shin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.95, set at Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 343rd in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since March 2023, he has put 304 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.36 in March 2023 to 9.14, a 59% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 4.00 | top 4.4% | 343 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 9.14 | 11.26 | top 5.2% | 485 / 11,709 | |
| 4×4 | 38.64 | 45.12 | top 10.5% | 274 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.19 | 1:23.97 | top 16.4% | 199 / 1,277 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.80 | 21.73 | top 17.2% | 382 / 2,659 | |
| Clock | 8.91 | 10.83 | top 19.6% | 220 / 1,095 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.11 | 1:38.73 | top 32.3% | 435 / 1,356 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.75 | 11.22 | top 34.1% | 1,792 / 5,993 | |
| 6×6 | 3:12.62 | — | early days — 3 solves | 285 / 641 | |
| Skewb | 9.12 | 13.14 | top 49.3% | 1,566 / 3,534 | |
| 7×7 | 5:45.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 303 / 523 |
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
- 28 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.14 at Cubing at The Cube 2026.
- 10 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing at The Cube 2026.
- 26 Apr 2025Six personal bests in one day at NSW State Championship 2025.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at Cubing at Tramsheds Saturday 2023.
- 21 May 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.55 at Marrickville Mega May Open 2023.
Competitions
- NxNjoyable Sydney Gathering 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing at The Cube 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds VI: Winter Saturday 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tramsheds V: Autumn Saturday 2025 · 17 May 2025
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds I: Newcomer Saturday 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sydney Summer 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2023 · 28 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Simple Sydney Saturday 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at Tramsheds Saturday 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Marrickville Mega May Open 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- North Sydney Cube Day 2023 · 5 Mar 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.
- Bryan Eng — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gavin Chung — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Noah Smith — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.