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David Silva
3×3 · top 7.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017SILV50
David Silva has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.82, set at Arkansas Cube Day 2026, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,892nd in the United States. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2017, he has put 69 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 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.56 in November 2017 to 9.82, a 37% improvement. David has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 9.82 | 12.27 | top 7.0% | 3,892 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 2.89 | 5.41 | top 13.1% | 5,214 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.33 | 1:12.21 | top 44.4% | 7,431 / 19,354 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Arkansas Cube Day 2026.
- 9 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Arkansolve Fall 2024.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Springfield Winter Open 2023.
- 5 Nov 2017First competition: TF3I San Diego 2017. A 15.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Arkansas Cube Day 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Arkansolve Fall 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Springfield Winter Open 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- UCSD Winter 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
- TF3I San Diego 2017 · 5 Nov 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.
- Nathaniel Vanderhoff — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Lydia Workman — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Justus Danielsen — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.