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Nathan Albuquerque
3×3 · top 20.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023ALBU04
Nathan Albuquerque has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.82, set at Tír Chonaill Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 20.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 289th in Ireland. Across 7 competitions since August 2023, he has put 243 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.69 in August 2023 to 13.82, a 48% improvement. Nathan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.82 | 18.92 | top 20.3% | 289 / 1,427 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.67 | 10.33 | top 25.2% | 296 / 911 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.49 | 1:40.65 | top 25.9% | 78 / 283 | |
| 2×2 | 4.66 | 5.87 | top 35.0% | 437 / 1,163 | |
| 4×4 | 1:21.89 | 1:31.03 | top 57.4% | 300 / 579 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.26 | 48.92 | top 59.5% | 230 / 448 | |
| Skewb | 12.76 | 17.62 | top 69.7% | 447 / 624 | |
| 5×5 | 3:06.59 | — | top 80.1% | 242 / 296 | |
| Clock | 42.88 | — | early days — 1 solve | 316 / 331 |
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
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.37 at Belfast Summer 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024Six personal bests in one day at Belfast Summer 2024.
- 23 Sep 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.18 at Mayo Cubing 2023.
- 23 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Mayo Cubing 2023.
- 20 Aug 2023First competition: Dublin Summer Solving Sunday 2023. A 26.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belfast Autumn 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Tír Chonaill Cubing 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Irish Championship 2024 · 5 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Belfast Summer 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Corduff Cubing Sunday 2024 · 18 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mayo Cubing 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Dublin Summer Solving Sunday 2023 · 20 Aug 2023
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.
- Odhran Albuquerque — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Seán O'Toole — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ben Timmons — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.