People · United States
Daniel Zhao
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023ZHAO11
Daniel Zhao has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.59, set at Miami Spring 2024, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,505th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2023, he has put 55 official solves on the record across three 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 12.27 in July 2023 to 9.59, a 22% improvement. Daniel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.59 | 10.67 | top 6.3% | 3,505 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 44.73 | 50.42 | top 18.0% | 2,740 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 4.47 | top 20.9% | 8,206 / 40,951 |
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
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.99 at Miami Spring 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Miami Spring 2024.
- 1 Jul 2023First competition: Fountain City 2023. A 13.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Miami Spring 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights IV 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Fountain City 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Ali Jawad Parpia — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Connor Easley — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Daniel Guerra — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 4.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.