People · France
Nathan Bégel
2×2 · top 11.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017BEGE01
Nathan Bégel has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.74, set at Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2025, puts him in the top 11.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 414th in France. Across 15 competitions since September 2017, he has put 511 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.65 in September 2017 to 11.41, a 27% improvement. Nathan has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.74 | 4.92 | top 11.4% | 414 / 3,074 | |
| 3×3 | 11.41 | 13.52 | top 11.8% | 610 / 4,746 | |
| Square-1 | 16.48 | 25.88 | top 19.7% | 107 / 540 | |
| 4×4 | 51.19 | 58.33 | top 26.2% | 473 / 1,817 | |
| Skewb | 6.58 | 8.62 | top 30.3% | 430 / 1,291 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.05 | 29.68 | top 31.6% | 473 / 1,490 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.47 | 12.15 | top 31.8% | 753 / 2,148 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.66 | 2:12.86 | top 35.0% | 253 / 867 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.98 | 2:22.09 | top 54.8% | 515 / 1,024 | |
| Clock | 26.91 | — | top 80.1% | 574 / 714 | |
| 6×6 | 5:19.16 | 7:12.88 | top 84.9% | 364 / 437 | |
| 7×7 | 9:44.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 338 / 372 |
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 2024Three personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2024.
- 1 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Lyon Last Layer Open 2023.
- 9 Nov 2019Five personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Five personal bests in one day at Savoie Open 2019.
- 3 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.62 at Barby Cube Open 2018.
- 3 Nov 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Barby Cube Open 2018.
Competitions
- Algorithmes Artistiques Abrésiens 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Barby Cube Autumn 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Lyon Last Layer Open 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ugine Jeu et Jouet 2019 · 7 Dec 2019
- Barby Cube 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Savoie Open 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Ugine Jeu et Jouet 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Barby Cube Open 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Swisscubing Cup I 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Chambéry Cube 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Ugine Jeu et Jouet 2017 · 2 Dec 2017
- Barby Cube 73 Open Automne 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best 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.
- Elouann Marfil — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Wilfrid Py — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Ilona Ansel — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.