People · United States
Nathan Balsama
2×2 · top 26.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025BALS01
Nathan Balsama has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.99, set at SacCubing XXII 2026, puts him in the top 26.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,583rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since September 2025, he has put 50 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.53 in September 2025 to 21.60, a 29% improvement. Nathan 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 | 3.99 | 12.01 | top 26.4% | 10,583 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 21.60 | 27.67 | top 44.5% | 25,973 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.06 | 15.21 | top 61.0% | 18,219 / 29,168 |
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
- 18 Jan 2026First sub-30 3×3: 24.27 at SacCubing XXII 2026.
- 28 Sep 2025First competition: SacCubing XXI 2025. A 30.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SacCubing XXIV 2026 · 20 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XXIII 2026 · 17 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- SacCubing XXII 2026 · 18 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XXI 2025 · 28 Sep 2025
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.
- Ari Petruzzelli — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bowen Deng (邓博文) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.