People · United States
Nathan Bednar
3×3 · top 24.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018BEDN02
Nathan Bednar has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.11, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 24.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,750th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since June 2018, he has put 188 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.77 in June 2018 to 15.11, a 41% improvement. Nathan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.11 | 20.87 | top 24.9% | 13,750 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 6.02 | 9.67 | top 26.0% | 4,273 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.16 | 9.04 | top 29.2% | 8,190 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 4.26 | 6.26 | top 29.9% | 12,053 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.99 | 1:08.29 | top 42.9% | 7,158 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.80 | 2:32.24 | top 51.1% | 4,358 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 2:39.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,150 / 8,026 | |
| Square-1 | 40.57 | 46.17 | top 66.1% | 4,396 / 6,846 |
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 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at STMHS Spring 2019.
- 6 Oct 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.06 at MIT Fall 2018.
- 6 Oct 2018Three personal bests in one day at MIT Fall 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Quinnipiac 2018.
- 16 Jun 2018First competition: Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018. A 25.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Quabbin Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- Colonie Spring 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- STMHS Spring 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Empire State Spring 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Fall 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Quinnipiac 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018 · 16 Jun 2018
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.
- Daniel Gutierrez — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Chi — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Derek White — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 19,128 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.