People · United States
David Nakao
3×3 · top 24.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2019 · 2019NAKA14
David Nakao has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.98, set at Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 24.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,482nd in the United States. Across 14 competitions since November 2019, he has put 409 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.42 in November 2019 to 14.98, a 33% improvement. David has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 14.98 | 17.66 | top 24.5% | 13,482 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.01 | 1:17.84 | top 46.9% | 7,923 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 6.32 | 8.77 | top 54.2% | 22,519 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.70 | 43.17 | top 56.8% | 8,013 / 15,900 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.07 | 21.62 | top 61.1% | 18,236 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 13.77 | 20.13 | top 73.9% | 14,150 / 19,164 | |
| 5×5 | 2:56.56 | — | top 77.0% | 7,020 / 9,537 | |
| Clock | 37.56 | 49.54 | top 91.7% | 8,427 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 59 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,922 / 2,059 |
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
- 11 May 2024Three personal bests in one day at Honolulu Kupulau 2024.
- 27 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Honolulu H-Perm Hōʻike 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-20 3×3: 14.98 at Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.98 at Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023.
- 28 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022Three personal bests in one day at Hono Luau Cube Off 2022.
Competitions
- Nānākuli Liʻi ʻOkakopa B 2026 · 4 Oct 2026
- Hawaii Championship 2026 · 24 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- ʻEwa Beach Liʻi Malaki 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Honolulu Hāʻulelau 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Honolulu Hoʻoilo 2025 · 25 Jan 2025
- Honolulu Hāʻulelau 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Honolulu Kupulau 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Honolulu Liʻiliʻi a ʻIke Maka 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ho'oholo in Honolulu 2023 · 23 Sep 2023
- Honolulu H-Perm Hōʻike 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Oʻahu ʻOhana Cubing 2023 · 28 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Hono Luau Cube Off 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Hawaii 2019 · 16 Nov 2019
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.
- Chris Martin — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- David Akamine — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Jack Okazaki — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.98 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 31,087 people have one; it is 10.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.