People · United States
David Whalen
3×3 · top 4.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024WHAL05
David Whalen has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.60, set at St. Augustine 2024, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,233rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2024, he has put 92 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. David 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 | 8.60 | 10.51 | top 4.0% | 2,233 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.56 | 3.26 | top 9.5% | 3,749 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.40 | 29.47 | top 32.6% | 4,259 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 57.87 | 1:01.52 | top 34.2% | 5,479 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.06 | 12.24 | top 45.4% | 13,049 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:48.68 | — | top 74.1% | 6,584 / 9,401 |
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
- 22 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at FSUbers 8.0 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: St. Augustine 2024. A 9.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FSUbers 8.0 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Solving in Savannah 2025 · 4 Jan 2025
- St. Augustine 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 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.
- Daniel Porter — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Rohan Raj — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ian Bae — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.