People · United States
Iraj Nelson
2×2 · top 6.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016NELS07
Iraj Nelson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.27, set at Dayton Winter 2017, puts him in the top 6.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,739th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since September 2016, he has put 367 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.16 in September 2016 to 11.90, a 74% improvement. Iraj has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 2.27 | 4.21 | top 6.8% | 2,739 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 11.90 | 13.80 | top 13.6% | 7,397 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.10 | 12.96 | top 20.8% | 5,686 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.67 | 32.27 | top 33.4% | 4,442 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 7.96 | 12.56 | top 41.0% | 7,218 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.11 | 1:20.97 | top 43.1% | 7,175 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 3:21.90 | 3:24.95 | top 84.6% | 7,931 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 7:00.63 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,045 / 4,262 |
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 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.76 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018.
- 16 Sep 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.55 at Glass City Open 2017.
- 16 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Glass City Open 2017.
- 3 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Queen City 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-30 3×3: 26.81 at Dayton Winter 2017.
- 10 Sep 2016First competition: Mason Cubing Challenge 2016. A 45.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oberlin Weeknights II 2026 · 3 Sep 2026
- Return to Green OH 2026 · 29 Mar 2026
- Cincinnati Open 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Northern Kentucky 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Swoop in and Solve Oxford 2023 · 17 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- Wildcat Spring 2019 · 1 Jun 2019
- Cubing For Kyle 2019 · 30 Mar 2019
- Derby City Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019
- Cubing For LLS Fall 2018 · 25 Aug 2018
- Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018 · 24 Jun 2018
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Glass City Open 2017 · 16 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Kerala Alappey Open 2017 · 8 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Queen City 2017 · 3 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016
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.
- Luke Garrett — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Van Laningham — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nolan Wood — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.