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Timothy Daniels
Square-1 · top 3.3% of 25,032 all-time · competing since May 2024 · 2024DANI08
Timothy Daniels has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 8.17, set at North Sydney No Seeing 2026, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 25,032 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Australia. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2024, he has put 171 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His Square-1 best has come down from 17.66 in October 2024 to 8.17, a 54% improvement. Timothy has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 8.17 | 11.27 | top 3.3% | 37 / 891 | |
| 3×3 | 9.88 | 10.97 | top 7.1% | 657 / 11,618 | |
| 2×2 | 2.91 | 3.92 | top 13.2% | 997 / 8,499 | |
| 4×4 | 45.16 | 46.93 | top 18.5% | 449 / 3,024 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.36 | 28.88 | top 21.4% | 484 / 2,638 | |
| Skewb | 5.92 | 7.89 | top 25.0% | 666 / 3,523 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.71 | 1:38.70 | top 27.3% | 342 / 1,256 | |
| Clock | 12.30 | 13.59 | top 36.4% | 381 / 1,095 | |
| 5×5 | 1:48.17 | 1:56.00 | top 41.2% | 556 / 1,347 | |
| 6×6 | 4:28.10 | 4:42.96 | early days — 3 solves | 463 / 639 | |
| 7×7 | 8:38.67 | — | early days — 1 solve | 466 / 523 |
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, Square-1. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cammeray Clock Clash 2025.
- 18 May 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Tramsheds V: Autumn Sunday 2025.
- 18 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds V: Autumn Sunday 2025.
- 9 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds IV: Summer Sunday 2025.
- 24 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024.
- 19 May 2024First competition: Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024. A 16.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Sydney No Seeing 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds VIII: Summer Sides 2026 · 1 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cammeray Clock Clash 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- NSW Side State Championship 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tramsheds V: Autumn Sunday 2025 · 18 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds IV: Summer Sunday 2025 · 9 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Sydney 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
- Tramsheds III: August Saturday 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Tramsheds II: May Sunday 2024 · 19 May 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.
- Nathan Liu — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Emerson Owen — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Bryan Eng — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 760 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,820 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.