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Daniel Smith
Pyraminx · top 27.2% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023SMIT96
Daniel Smith has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.91, set at Arnhem Open B 2024, puts him in the top 27.2% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,552nd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since December 2023, he has put 78 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.58 in December 2023 to 16.15, a 70% improvement. Daniel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.91 | 12.73 | top 27.2% | 7,552 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 16.15 | 17.67 | top 28.4% | 15,775 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,524 / 15,900 | |
| Square-1 | 1:42.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,691 / 6,846 |
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
- 30 May 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.91 at Meppel Mayhem 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 26.04 at Breda Open 2026.
- 16 Dec 2023First competition: Take Your Time Ermelo 2023. A 53.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Back in Ermelo 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Meppel Mayhem 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- West-Fries Open 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Breda Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Dutch Nationals 2024 · 15 Nov 2024
- Heerenveen Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- Arnhem Open B 2024 · 24 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Ermelo 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 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.
- Veerle Melis — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Stijn de Gooijer — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ivo Stoutjesdijk — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.