People · United States
Daniel Watson
2×2 · top 13.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016WATS05
Daniel Watson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.94, set at Skyline Open 2018, puts him in the top 13.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,331st in the United States. Across 14 competitions since October 2016, he has put 287 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.73 in October 2016 to 12.67, a 69% improvement. Daniel has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.94 | 3.53 | top 13.6% | 5,331 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.67 | 13.97 | top 16.3% | 8,728 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.83 | 6.85 | top 18.7% | 4,987 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 8.14 | 15.26 | top 42.4% | 7,398 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.21 | 1:18.56 | top 47.1% | 7,837 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.97 | 42.09 | top 51.1% | 7,052 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.68 | 2:54.68 | top 51.5% | 4,328 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:03.41 | 4:11.67 | early days — 3 solves | 2,585 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 6:11.79 | 6:17.26 | top 70.4% | 2,160 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.57 | — | top 82.4% | 6,551 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 61 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,939 / 2,040 |
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
- 10 Aug 2018Six personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Skyline Open 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Veterans Day Open 2017.
- 11 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 14.74 at Northwest Championships 2017.
- 11 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Northwest Championships 2017.
- 11 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Northwest Championships 2017.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Northwest Championship 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- SnoCo Summer 2018 · 20 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Valentine 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Skyline Open 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Winter 2.0 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Veterans Day Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Fall 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Spokane Valley Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017
- Northwest Championships 2017 · 11 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- 1 Body Cubing 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Rose City 2017 · 20 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Puget Sound Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Longmont Cube Open 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Puget Sound Fall 2016 · 15 Oct 2016
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.
- Peter Preston — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Benjamin Gottschalk — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Sameer Aggarwal — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.