People · New Zealand
Daniel Stead
2×2 · top 3.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018STEA02
Daniel Stead has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.74, set at New Zealand Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 94th in New Zealand. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2018, he has put 249 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.54 in December 2018 to 11.26, a 50% 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 | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.74 | 3.54 | top 3.3% | 94 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.05 | 5.16 | top 3.8% | 72 / 1,141 | |
| 3×3 | 11.26 | 13.37 | top 11.3% | 240 / 2,095 | |
| Skewb | 5.50 | 7.73 | top 22.0% | 173 / 666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.22 | 1:21.01 | top 45.1% | 300 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.52 | 41.53 | top 45.5% | 251 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 2:43.14 | 3:15.80 | top 71.8% | 252 / 355 |
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
- 13 Dec 2019Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019.
- 26 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 12.73 at NxNZ 2019.
- 26 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.73 at NxNZ 2019.
- 26 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at NxNZ 2019.
- 14 Dec 2018First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2018. A 22.54 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Auckland Matariki Open 2024 · 28 Jun 2024
- NZ North Island Championship 2023 · 27 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Oceania 10th Anniversary 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- NxNZ 2019 · 26 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 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.
- Brandon Harris — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Elyas Eyou — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
Targets move as he improves.