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Darius Reed
3×3 · top 16.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023REED03
Darius Reed has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.83, set at Never Stop Turning AZ 2023, puts him in the top 16.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,018th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since March 2023, he has put 131 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.40 in March 2023 to 12.83, an 11% improvement. Darius has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 12.83 | 14.69 | top 16.8% | 9,018 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 5.28 | 8.37 | top 20.3% | 3,240 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.36 | 9.86 | top 22.7% | 6,119 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.89 | 5.23 | top 25.1% | 9,844 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 53.42 | 58.85 | top 28.9% | 4,493 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:04.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,580 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.82 | 47.85 | top 58.7% | 8,212 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 40.13 | — | top 65.5% | 4,299 / 6,743 |
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
- 3 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023.
- 19 Mar 2023First competition: Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023. A 14.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bring the Heat AZ 2025 · 19 Jul 2025
- CubingUSA Rocky Mountain Championship 2023 · 3 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing in Glendale 2023 · 25 Jun 2023
- Never Stop Turning AZ 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- You Only Need a 3x3 AZ 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- Arizona Speedcubing Spring 2023 · 19 Mar 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.
- Ivan Vanek — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dan Tran — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mia Sponseller — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.