People · Switzerland
Daniel Zürcher
3×3 · top 14.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021ZURC01
Daniel Zürcher has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.24, set at Swisscubing Cup III 2025, puts him in the top 14.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 188th in Switzerland. Across 9 competitions since August 2021, he has put 159 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one; 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.74 in August 2021 to 12.24, a 31% improvement. Daniel has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.24 | 14.58 | top 14.8% | 188 / 1,218 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.73 | 1:24.40 | top 21.0% | 46 / 211 | |
| 2×2 | 3.56 | 4.57 | top 21.0% | 245 / 923 | |
| 4×4 | 48.57 | 55.70 | top 22.9% | 100 / 474 | |
| Skewb | 5.86 | 10.10 | top 24.7% | 121 / 395 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 40.00 | early days — 3 solves | 50 / 101 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.24 | 1:52.78 | top 34.8% | 92 / 273 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:12.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 40 / 93 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.82 | 19.47 | top 59.2% | 440 / 665 | |
| 6×6 | 4:02.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 87 / 146 | |
| 7×7 | 6:23.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 83 / 123 | |
| Clock | 27.66 | — | early days — 2 solves | 188 / 233 |
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
- 24 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Swisscubing Cup III 2025.
- 27 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.98 at Swiss Nationals 2023.
- 27 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Swiss Nationals 2023.
- 5 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Swiss Science Open 2022.
- 15 Aug 2021First competition: Offline Schwyz Sunday 2021. A 17.74 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Swisscubing Cup Mental Breakdown II 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NxN in Jura 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup III 2025 · 24 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Swiss Nationals 2024 · 20 Oct 2024
- Swiss Nationals 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Wiler Würfel Fäscht 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Swiss Science Open 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Schwyz Side Day 2021 · 20 Nov 2021
- Offline Schwyz Sunday 2021 · 15 Aug 2021
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.
- Mattia Pasquini — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Lean Stadler — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Tobias Peter — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 18.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.