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Carter Nettles
2×2 · top 4.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026NETT01
Carter Nettles has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.90, set at NOLA Cube Fest 2026, puts him in the top 4.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,659th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2026, he has put 73 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.04 in January 2026 to 10.33, a 51% improvement. Carter 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.90 | 4.79 | top 4.2% | 1,659 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.33 | 14.27 | top 8.5% | 4,731 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.86 | 9.04 | top 26.7% | 7,428 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.03 | 1:15.08 | top 38.8% | 6,361 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.78 | 2:04.97 | top 40.9% | 3,043 / 8,026 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 13.69 at Cube Against Cancer LA 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.69 at Cube Against Cancer LA 2026.
- 2 Jan 2026First competition: Baton Rouge Winter 2026. A 21.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NOLA Cube Fest 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer LA 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Baton Rouge Winter 2026 · 2 Jan 2026
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.
- Seth Talbot — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alexander Laiche — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ordway Persyn — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.