People · United States
Daniel Wu
2×2 · top 1.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2010 · 2010WUDA01
Daniel Wu has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.22, set at MIT Spring 2012, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 461st in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since August 2010, he has put 903 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.56 in August 2010 to 1.22, a 66% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.22 | 3.21 | top 1.1% | 461 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.15 | 3.99 | top 4.2% | 1,098 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.11 | 11.05 | top 5.1% | 2,856 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.88 | 20.48 | top 12.3% | 1,597 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 45.73 | 50.28 | top 19.2% | 2,917 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 21.21 | 26.65 | top 30.7% | 1,988 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:36.00 | 1:44.20 | top 32.0% | 2,269 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 12.02 | 14.43 | top 35.0% | 2,776 / 8,927 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.76 | 1:46.41 | top 35.2% | 2,797 / 9,401 | |
| Skewb | 7.64 | 13.89 | top 38.6% | 6,623 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 3:24.86 | 3:43.25 | top 52.7% | 1,987 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:01.61 | — | top 52.9% | 1,120 / 2,092 | |
| 7×7 | 5:31.81 | 5:54.84 | top 60.2% | 1,802 / 3,184 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Jul 2013Five personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 6 Jul 2013Five personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2013.
- 3 Aug 2012First sub-10 3×3: 9.11 at United States National Championships 2012.
- 3 Aug 2012Ten personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2012.
- 18 Feb 2012Ten personal bests in one day at MIT Spring 2012.
- 20 Aug 2011Eleven personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2011.
Competitions
- Weston Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016
- Canadian Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014
- Cornell Open Spring 2014 · 27 Apr 2014
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 10 personal bests set
- Cornell Open Spring 2012 · 21 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 10 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2011 · 20 Aug 2011 — 11 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Long Island 2010 · 21 Aug 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Louis Cormier — met in 142 rounds, finished ahead 37 times
- Tim Reynolds — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead 66 times
- Antoine Cantin — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 44 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.