People · United States
Nathan A. Hetzel
2×2 · top 29.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022HETZ01
Nathan A. Hetzel has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.21, set at Speedsolving Geekcuber 2023, puts him in the top 29.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,577th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2022, he has put 46 official solves on the record across five events. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.35 in October 2022 to 4.21, a 59% improvement. Nathan has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 4.21 | 5.49 | top 29.2% | 11,577 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:10.85 | — | top 36.9% | 777 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 | 21.47 | 28.84 | top 44.0% | 25,310 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.25 | — | early days — 3 solves | 9,986 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 6 cubes · 45:01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 593 / 731 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 2 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Speedsolving Geekcuber 2023.
- 16 Oct 2022First competition: Pucallpa Cubea 2022. A 25.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PBQniversity of Alabama 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Minnesota Quiet Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Speedsolving Geekcuber 2023 · 2 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Lima Summer 2023 · 4 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Pucallpa Cubea 2022 · 16 Oct 2022
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.
- Oscar Shapiama — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jose Antonio Cuipal Maguiña — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yuri Villanueva Alzamora — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-2:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 4,077 people have one; it is 10.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.