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Daniel Zepeda
2×2 · top 3.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2013 · 2013ZEPE01
Daniel Zepeda has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.83, set at Caltech Fall Open 2014, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,514th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2013, he has put 144 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.31 in October 2013 to 10.55, a 31% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.83 | 4.98 | top 3.8% | 1,514 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 49.68 | 56.46 | top 5.0% | 363 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 | 10.55 | 13.07 | top 9.2% | 5,070 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 49.47 | 1:00.25 | top 24.1% | 3,731 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.87 | 27.26 | top 31.2% | 4,090 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.96 | 1:56.70 | top 36.9% | 2,978 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.24 | 20.29 | top 38.3% | 11,107 / 29,168 |
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
- 22 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Mudd Winter 2020.
- 17 May 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.97 at Caltech Spring Open 2014.
- 12 Oct 2013First competition: Antelope Valley Fall 2013. A 15.31 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mudd Winter 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Another Bruin Cube Day 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Los Angeles 2018 · 11 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- A Bruin Cube Day 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Fall Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Antelope Valley Fall 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Spring Open 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Antelope Valley Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013
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 Young — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Andrew Nathenson — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Elijah Brown — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 567 people have one; it is 9.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.