People · United States
David Woner
3×3 · top 1.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008WONE01
David Woner has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.83, set at KCubing Winter 2017, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 715th in the United States. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 43 competitions since November 2008, he has put 2,514 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.33 in November 2008 to 6.83, a 55% improvement. David has entered 43 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 6.83 | 9.87 | top 1.1% | 715 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.85 | 15.90 | top 1.7% | 276 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 1.44 | 2.93 | top 1.9% | 752 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 29.06 | 36.85 | top 2.3% | 375 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 46.93 | 56.82 | top 3.8% | 273 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.50 | 5.07 | top 5.5% | 1,425 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.94 | 1:08.06 | top 7.8% | 611 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 27 moves | 32.00 | top 8.0% | 187 / 2,040 | |
| Clock | 6.25 | 8.44 | top 8.1% | 635 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 11.63 | 14.56 | top 9.1% | 650 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 3.86 | 7.65 | top 10.0% | 1,524 / 18,907 | |
| 6×6 | 2:09.30 | 2:16.89 | top 15.0% | 537 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 3:48.32 | 3:59.28 | top 26.6% | 744 / 3,184 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:17.72 | 2:46.87 | top 39.2% | 826 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 9:47 | — | top 62.7% | 482 / 731 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at KCKC 9 Big and Awkward 2026.
- 27 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at BarbeCubing 2018.
- 9 Mar 2018Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018.
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Overland Park Open 2017.
- 3 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2012.
Competitions
- Missouri Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- KCKC 9 Big and Awkward 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Lawrence Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025
- BarbeCubing Spring 2019 · 4 May 2019
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 2019
- Respect Kansas 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- BarbeCubing Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- BarbeCubing 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018 · 9 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing 4 Kids 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- SCC Winter 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- KCubing Fall 2017 · 4 Nov 2017
- SCC Summer 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Overland Park Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- KCubing Winter 2017 · 4 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Lawrence Fall 2016 · 29 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- KCubing Summer 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Saint Mary Scramble 2016 · 16 Jul 2016
- KCubing Spring 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Kansas City Cubing 2015 · 7 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Lawrence Spring 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
- Lawrence Open 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Kansas Cube Off 2012 · 19 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha 2011 · 29 Oct 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Kansas Cube-Off 2011 · 7 May 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 12 personal bests set
- Oklahoma Open 2010 · 17 Apr 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Chicago Open 2010 · 6 Feb 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2009 · 24 Oct 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2009 · 14 Aug 2009 — 9 personal bests set
- Missouri Open 2009 · 14 Jun 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2009 · 2 May 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- UPenn Spring competition 2009 · 21 Mar 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Fort Lee Winter 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Newark Winter 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Fall 2008 · 7 Dec 2008
- Westchester Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Drexel Fall 2008 · 15 Nov 2008 — 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.
- Christopher Olson — met in 223 rounds, finished ahead 80 times
- Waris Ali — met in 184 rounds, finished ahead 113 times · head to head
- Dan Cohen — met in 159 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.