People · United States
Eli Nelson
2×2 · top 48.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023NELS12
Eli Nelson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.80, set at Barbados 2025, puts him in the top 48.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19,762nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since September 2023, he has put 68 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:07.75 in September 2023 to 40.82, a 40% improvement. Eli 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 | 5.80 | 9.20 | top 48.7% | 19,762 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 11.38 | 12.97 | top 62.9% | 11,654 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.86 | 17.95 | top 72.2% | 21,370 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 40.82 | 51.93 | top 77.8% | 47,518 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:32.94 | 2:13.86 | top 95.4% | 14,810 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 3:16.27 | 4:13.20 | top 97.6% | 18,736 / 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 line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Barbados 2025.
- 27 Apr 2024First sub-60 3×3: 44.43 at Puerto Rico Open 2024.
- 30 Sep 2023First competition: Virginia Beach Fall 2023. A 1:07.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Barbados 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Puerto Rico Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Beach Fall 2023 · 30 Sep 2023
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.
- Asa Nelson — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Javier Gonzalez-Napoleoni — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mason Langenderfer — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-10 Skewb single — 40,263 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.