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Kate Nelson

3×3 · top 97.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2007 · 2007NELS03

Kate Nelson has been competing for 19 years. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 1:22.83, set at EPGY Stanford Winter 2009, puts her in the top 97.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 58,580th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since November 2007, she has put 5 official solves on the record across one event. Kate has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3
best event — top 97.2% of 284,439 all-time
1:22.83
signature single · EPGY Stanford Winter 2009
5
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
3×31:22.831:31.22
top 97.2%58,580 / 59,724

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

Competitions

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 her.

  • Bob Burton — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
  • Dan Cohen — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
  • Tim Reynolds — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once

Next targets

  • A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 260,367 people have one; it is 22.83 away.

Targets move as she improves.