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Connor Nelson
3×3 · top 71.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026NELS02
Connor Nelson has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 35.48, set at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026, puts him in the top 71.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43,144th in the United States. Across 1 competition since January 2026, he has put 12 official solves on the record across three events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 35.48 | 38.56 | top 71.2% | 43,144 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.95 | 18.40 | top 72.6% | 21,525 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:14.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 16,552 / 19,072 |
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 story so far
- 31 Jan 2026First competition: North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026. A 35.48 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 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.
- Jacob Edstrom — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Joe Kucala — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Taylor Yu — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 5.48 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.