People · Germany
Daniel Toups
Skewb · top 3.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2014 · 2014TOUP01
Daniel Toups has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.71, set at WCA European Championship 2018, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Germany. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2014, he has put 555 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.36 in September 2014 to 12.74, a 45% 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 | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.71 | 4.55 | top 3.7% | 37 / 1,169 | |
| 2×2 | 2.08 | 4.29 | top 5.3% | 218 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 12.74 | 15.27 | top 16.5% | 819 / 4,109 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.46 | 28.64 | top 27.3% | 361 / 1,314 | |
| 4×4 | 54.08 | 1:00.68 | top 29.6% | 559 / 1,934 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.17 | 11.24 | top 37.6% | 854 / 1,987 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.50 | 1:48.61 | top 40.2% | 418 / 1,158 | |
| 6×6 | 3:57.00 | 4:18.94 | top 64.4% | 327 / 586 |
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
- 4 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Aachen Summer Open 2026.
- 1 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017Four personal bests in one day at German Big Cube Open 2017.
- 6 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Cubelonia 2017.
- 26 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at PSKubing 2016.
- 13 Aug 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.13 at Tübingen Open 2016.
Competitions
- Aachen Summer Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cologne Open 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
- German Nationals 2017 · 1 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017
- German Big Cube Open 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- German Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cubelonia 2017 · 6 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- PSKubing 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2016 · 7 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Tübingen Open 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2014 · 6 Sep 2014
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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Jan Bentlage — met in 101 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Malte Ihlefeld — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.