People · United States
Chris Nelson
3×3 · top 40.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026NELS07
Chris Nelson has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 20.08, set at UMBC Fall 2026, puts him in the top 40.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 23,201st in the United States. Across 2 competitions since April 2026, he has put 35 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.67 in April 2026 to 20.08, a 19% improvement. Chris has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 20.08 | 30.35 | top 40.3% | 23,201 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 18.33 | 21.84 | top 59.8% | 5,167 / 9,172 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,762 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:51.37 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,812 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 4:38.96 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,110 / 4,262 | |
| Skewb | 17.08 | 25.25 | top 84.2% | 16,417 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 13.93 | 20.79 | top 88.7% | 37,495 / 41,674 |
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 competition: Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026. A 24.67 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UMBC Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Welcome to Washington D.C. 2026 · 25 Apr 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.
- Samuel Nelson — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Leland Pak — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Hasan Ali — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-15 Clock single — 15,733 people have one; it is 3.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.