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Daniel Yong
3×3 · top 10.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023YONG04
Daniel Yong has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.84, set at Australian Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 886th in Australia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2023, he has put 195 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.17 in November 2023 to 10.84, a 29% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.84 | 12.68 | top 10.0% | 886 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.32 | 9.30 | top 15.2% | 734 / 5,993 | |
| Megaminx | 1:15.79 | 1:23.75 | top 19.1% | 227 / 1,277 | |
| 2×2 | 3.73 | 4.33 | top 23.1% | 1,775 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 52.29 | 57.08 | top 27.5% | 715 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 7.45 | 7.79 | top 37.1% | 1,101 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.53 | 34.91 | top 38.1% | 884 / 2,659 |
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
- 9 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2026.
- 26 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Spark Melbourne July 2025.
- 30 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Days 2024.
- 19 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.21 at Melbourne Summer 2024.
- 19 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2024.
- 11 Nov 2023First competition: Melbourne Cube Days 2023. A 15.17 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Australian Nationals 2026 · 9 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Spark Melbourne July 2025 · 26 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- VIC State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2024 · 19 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Days 2023 · 11 Nov 2023
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.
- Charlie Handley — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Myles Jarman — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tam Quan — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.