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Daniel YuShin Kim
3×3 · top 34.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023KIMD16
Daniel YuShin Kim has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.11, set at Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026, puts him in the top 34.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19,193rd in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, he has put 71 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.75 in October 2023 to 18.11, a 49% improvement. Daniel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 18.11 | 22.97 | top 34.4% | 19,193 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.56 | 6.39 | top 46.0% | 18,601 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 9.06 | 13.87 | top 48.8% | 8,725 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.90 | 18.04 | top 66.6% | 19,688 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:17.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,799 / 19,072 |
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 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.11 at Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026.
- 1 Jun 2025First sub-30 3×3: 26.02 at Cube More in Taylor 2025.
- 28 Oct 2023First competition: Longhorn Cube Day 2023. A 35.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Georgetown Favorite Event Day 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Round Rock Splash & Solve 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- The Heart of Texas Fall 2025 · 14 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube More in Taylor 2025 · 1 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Longhorn Cube Day 2023 · 28 Oct 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.
- Michael Conard — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Tristan Patrick — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Pilat — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.11 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.