People · Australia
Nathan Box-Billett
3×3 · top 6.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012BOXB01
Nathan Box-Billett has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.65, set at Adelaide Summer 2017, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 600th in Australia. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since February 2012, he has put 263 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.00 in February 2012 to 9.65, a 64% improvement. Nathan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.65 | 14.89 | top 6.5% | 600 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 5.12 | top 18.5% | 1,390 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.60 | 15.20 | top 24.6% | 1,243 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.12 | 39.76 | top 42.2% | 987 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.34 | 1:41.58 | top 56.2% | 1,557 / 3,051 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.36 | — | early days — 1 solve | 879 / 1,277 | |
| 5×5 | 4:28.06 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,330 / 1,356 |
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 Feb 2017Three personal bests in one day at Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.65 at Adelaide Summer 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2017.
- 11 Dec 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.92 at POPS Open 2016.
- 11 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at POPS Open 2016.
- 16 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2013.
Competitions
- Cubing Classic 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2017 · 18 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- POPS Open 2016 · 11 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Classic 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Autumn 2015 · 22 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2012 · 1 Sep 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter 2012 · 30 Jun 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2012 · 25 Feb 2012
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.
- Jayden McNeill — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 50 rounds, never finished ahead
- Cameron Stollery — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.65 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.