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Duncan KB Nelson
Pyraminx · top 4.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2024 · 2024NELS15
Duncan KB Nelson has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,079th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2024, he has put 117 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 4.81 in August 2024 to 3.12, a 35% improvement. Duncan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.12 | 7.03 | top 4.1% | 1,079 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.28 | 18.75 | top 21.9% | 11,866 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.54 | 6.36 | top 33.4% | 13,314 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 13.52 | 15.99 | top 41.8% | 3,351 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 10.53 | 12.09 | top 58.2% | 10,650 / 18,907 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 5 Jul 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Arroios Summer 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024First competition: Portugal Championship 2024. A 21.08 3×3 single to start from.
- 30 Aug 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.29 at Portugal Championship 2024.
- 30 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Arroios Summer 2025 · 5 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
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.
- Gabriel Dias Barahona Fernandes — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kiary Roque Russo — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Rodrigo Xavier de Aquino Tavares — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.