People · United States
Daniel Tsai
3×3 · top 12.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2011 · 2011TSAI01
Daniel Tsai has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.66, set at SCU I: May the Fourth Be With You 2025, puts him in the top 12.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,822nd in the United States. Across 8 competitions since February 2011, he has put 119 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.66 in February 2011 to 11.66, a 30% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.66 | 14.14 | top 12.7% | 6,822 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.45 | 1:26.41 | top 22.1% | 1,523 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 52.62 | 59.22 | top 27.9% | 4,320 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.77 | 34.33 | top 38.8% | 5,152 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.61 | 1:57.41 | top 43.7% | 3,585 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 40 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,031 / 2,040 | |
| 2×2 | 6.01 | 7.28 | top 51.0% | 20,759 / 40,951 |
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
- 12 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.39 at EVO Sports Expo Cubing - Santa Clara 2025.
- 12 Feb 2011First competition: Berkeley Winter 2011. A 16.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SCU III: FMC Triple-Scoop 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- West Coast Cubing Tour: Berkeley 2025 · 25 Jun 2025
- SCU I: May the Fourth Be With You 2025 · 4 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- EVO Sports Expo Cubing - Santa Clara 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2012 · 28 Jan 2012
- Berkeley Fall 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Vidar Open 2011 · 17 Apr 2011
- Berkeley Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011
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.
- Mitchell Lane — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vincent Sheu — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Justin Adsuara — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,483 people have one; it is 20.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.