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Mason Danek
Skewb · top 5.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024DANE01
Mason Danek has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.07, set at Abilene Spring 2026, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 822nd in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2024, he has put 193 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.16 in October 2024 to 12.55, a 46% improvement. Mason 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.07 | 4.99 | top 5.3% | 822 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 5.71 | top 6.6% | 1,686 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 3.60 | top 9.3% | 3,669 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 12.55 | 15.45 | top 15.8% | 8,483 / 59,724 | |
| Square-1 | 19.90 | 24.81 | top 27.8% | 1,829 / 6,743 | |
| 4×4 | 55.05 | 1:00.67 | top 30.8% | 4,846 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 2:03.24 | 2:15.74 | top 47.6% | 3,528 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:05.81 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,146 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.17 | 43.01 | top 55.7% | 7,720 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.61 | 2:41.42 | top 59.7% | 5,123 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:46.92 | 5:06.10 | early days — 3 solves | 3,146 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:45.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,763 / 3,184 |
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
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.61 at Abilene Spring 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Abilene Spring 2026.
- 20 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at Temple Cubing Winter 2026.
- 26 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.91 at The Heart of Texas 2025.
- 26 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at The Heart of Texas 2025.
- 20 Oct 2024First competition: Brazos Cubing Fall 2024. A 23.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Abilene Spring 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Temple Cubing Winter 2026 · 20 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- The Heart of Texas Fall 2025 · 14 Sep 2025
- The Heart of Texas 2025 · 26 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Brazos Cubing Fall 2024 · 20 Oct 2024
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin Spradley — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Tristan Patrick — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.