People · United States
Logan Nielson
3×3 · top 11.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2014 · 2014NIEL02
Logan Nielson has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.38, set at Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025, puts him in the top 11.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,304th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2014, he has put 74 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.76 in August 2014 to 11.38, a 45% improvement. Logan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 11.38 | 12.65 | top 11.7% | 6,304 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.10 | 4.87 | top 27.8% | 10,969 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.04 | 34.58 | top 34.3% | 4,525 / 15,683 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.01 | 14.85 | top 60.6% | 17,824 / 28,708 |
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
- 9 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 13.06 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.06 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 1 Aug 2014First competition: US Nationals 2014. A 20.76 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Coffee Cup Tacoma 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Coach Pigeon 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014
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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Henry Shawcross — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Calvin Balzer — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.