People · United Kingdom
Nate Thomason
3×3 · top 6.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2026 · 2026THOM03
Nate Thomason has been competing for 8 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.62, set at Rubik's Irish Championship 2026, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 494th in the United Kingdom. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2026, he has put 308 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.25 in February 2026 to 9.62, a 21% improvement. Nate has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.62 | 11.88 | top 6.5% | 494 / 6,785 | |
| 2×2 | 2.53 | 4.65 | top 9.2% | 618 / 4,946 | |
| 4×4 | 47.45 | 55.38 | top 21.5% | 495 / 2,112 | |
| Square-1 | 20.52 | 33.58 | top 29.2% | 282 / 789 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.60 | 26.53 | top 30.5% | 555 / 1,861 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.54 | 2:06.47 | top 47.3% | 560 / 998 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.49 | 14.40 | top 49.0% | 2,005 / 3,704 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.44 | 2:13.90 | top 49.6% | 621 / 1,167 | |
| Skewb | 11.32 | 16.86 | top 62.6% | 1,531 / 2,439 | |
| Clock | 24.23 | 28.09 | top 75.2% | 963 / 1,255 |
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
- 28 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Kewbz UK Championship 2026.
- 24 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's Irish Championship 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hampshire Summer 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.95 at Bristol June 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Wiltshire Spring 2026.
- 22 Feb 2026First competition: Falkirk Beginners 2026. A 12.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Weston-super-Mare Autumn 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kewbz UK Championship 2026 · 28 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2026 · 24 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Hampshire Summer 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Bristol June 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Sheffield Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Liverpool Spring 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Wiltshire Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Falkirk Beginners 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Dorian Chan — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- AJ Nicholls — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Rufus Cripps — met in 32 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.