People · United States
David Lee
Skewb · top 6.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017LEED01
David Lee has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.33, set at UCLA Summer 2025, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,041st in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2017, he has put 188 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 4.67 in October 2017 to 3.33, a 29% improvement. David 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.33 | 4.33 | top 6.7% | 1,041 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 12.91 | 15.58 | top 11.7% | 811 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.87 | 7.52 | top 12.4% | 3,221 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.01 | 13.76 | top 13.9% | 7,470 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.32 | 4.21 | top 18.0% | 7,054 / 40,951 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.95 | 1:47.54 | top 29.5% | 2,066 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 10.88 | 13.59 | top 29.5% | 2,300 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 55.34 | 1:05.92 | top 31.1% | 4,917 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.30 | 30.04 | top 32.3% | 4,224 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.26 | 1:54.21 | top 34.1% | 2,715 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 5:34.58 | 5:56.23 | top 61.0% | 1,821 / 3,184 | |
| 6×6 | 4:15.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,768 / 4,196 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at UCLA Summer 2025.
- 7 Oct 2022Seven personal bests in one day at WCC Western Championship 2022.
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 13.72 at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 23 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Newport Summer 2018.
Competitions
- UCLA Summer 2025 · 20 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- WCC Western Championship 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- San Diego Summer 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Newport Summer 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Thanks Four The Invite 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Newport Fall 2017 · 7 Oct 2017
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 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Kyeongmin Choi (최경민) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Elijah Brown — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,502 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.