People · United States
Andrew Nees
3×3 · top 9.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2015 · 2015NEES01
Andrew Nees has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.60, set at Unionville Open Spring 2017, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,064th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since December 2015, he has put 111 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.37 in December 2015 to 10.60, a 39% improvement. Andrew has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 10.60 | 12.93 | top 9.3% | 5,064 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 6.42 | top 16.6% | 6,516 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 49.18 | 1:07.26 | top 23.7% | 3,618 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.02 | 13.43 | top 36.3% | 10,288 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 7.58 | 9.93 | top 38.1% | 6,523 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 27.90 | 40.53 | top 45.4% | 2,950 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.68 | 2:20.89 | top 56.4% | 4,783 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.44 | 2:49.17 | top 68.3% | 5,258 / 7,841 |
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
- 18 Mar 2017Six personal bests in one day at Unionville Open Spring 2017.
- 8 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Athens Fall Late Night 2016.
- 11 Jun 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.80 at Duke Summer 2016.
- 12 Dec 2015First competition: Athens Winter Mystery 2015. A 17.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Unionville Open Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Athens Fall Late Night 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Duke Summer 2016 · 11 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Winter Mystery 2015 · 12 Dec 2015
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 Wannamaker — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carson Claud — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.