People · United States
Mark Nostro
2×2 · top 1.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024NOST01
Mark Nostro has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.29, set at Nānākuli Liʻi ʻOkakopa B 2026, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 563rd in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since October 2024, he has put 132 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.92 in October 2024 to 9.22, a 23% improvement. Mark 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.29 | 3.21 | top 1.3% | 563 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.09 | 20.25 | top 4.6% | 674 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 | 9.22 | 10.87 | top 5.4% | 3,082 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.16 | 10.68 | top 29.2% | 8,190 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.36 | 1:29.85 | top 48.3% | 8,179 / 19,354 |
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
- 11 Oct 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Virginia Beach Fall 2025.
- 11 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Virginia Beach Fall 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024First competition: Frankfurt Cube Days 2024. A 11.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nānākuli Liʻi ʻOkakopa B 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hawaii Championship 2026 · 24 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Beach Fall 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best 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.
- Theo Masahiro Hirano — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Enzo Xuan — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jack Okazaki — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.