People · South Africa
Michael Manuel Nell
3×3 · top 92.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2020 · 2020NELL02
Michael Manuel Nell has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 1:02.47, set at Stevenage May 2026, puts him in the top 92.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,947th in South Africa. Across 2 competitions since March 2020, he has put 10 official solves on the record across one event. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:52.21 in March 2020 to 1:02.47, a 44% improvement. Michael has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 1:02.47 | 1:27.26 | top 92.5% | 1,947 / 2,164 |
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
- 14 Mar 2020First competition: Cape Town Summer 2020. A 1:52.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cape Town Summer 2020 · 14 Mar 2020
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.
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 single — 260,367 people have one; it is 2.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.