People · Canada
Daniel Song
3×3 · top 1.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2010 · 2010SONG02
Daniel Song has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.72, set at Santa Ana Summer A 2023, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 103rd in Canada. Until January 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2010, he has put 296 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.47 in July 2010 to 6.72, a 62% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.72 | 8.80 | top 1.0% | 103 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 31.85 | 42.78 | top 4.1% | 95 / 3,118 | |
| Megaminx | 54.38 | 1:00.27 | top 7.2% | 56 / 1,375 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.29 | 19.03 | top 8.7% | 193 / 2,620 | |
| 5×5 | 1:07.66 | 1:13.85 | top 10.0% | 117 / 1,499 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.06 | top 11.7% | 771 / 7,173 | |
| Square-1 | 56.43 | 1:57.39 | top 81.3% | 755 / 952 |
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
- 19 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Santa Ana Summer A 2023.
- 18 Jun 2016First sub-10 3×3: 8.57 at Newmarket Open 2016.
- 11 Feb 2012Seven personal bests in one day at Toronto Open Winter 2012.
- 19 Mar 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at Big Cubes BC 2011.
- 19 Mar 2011Five personal bests in one day at Big Cubes BC 2011.
- 3 Jul 2010First competition: Vancouver Open 2010. A 18.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nub Open Mission Viejo Spring 2025 · 31 May 2025
- UCLA Spring 2025 · 20 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Santa Ana Summer A 2023 · 19 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Toronto Open Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Toronto Open Winter 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Big Cubes BC 2011 · 19 Mar 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open 2010 · 3 Jul 2010 — 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.
- Justin Jaffray — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Thompson Clarke — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Emily Wang — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.