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Nathan Darney
Pyraminx · top 1.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017DARN03
Nathan Darney has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.34, set at Nantes Open 2018, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in France. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since July 2017, he has put 492 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 4.99 in November 2017 to 2.34, a 53% 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 | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.34 | 4.01 | top 1.8% | 53 / 2,148 | |
| 3×3 | 9.83 | 12.52 | top 7.0% | 376 / 4,746 | |
| Skewb | 3.77 | 6.59 | top 9.4% | 146 / 1,291 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.76 | 22.21 | top 12.0% | 209 / 1,490 | |
| 2×2 | 3.34 | 4.77 | top 18.3% | 635 / 3,074 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.34 | 1:31.00 | top 23.6% | 212 / 1,024 | |
| 4×4 | 52.84 | 58.98 | top 28.2% | 502 / 1,817 | |
| Square-1 | 25.81 | 31.23 | top 40.9% | 216 / 540 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 255 / 367 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 11 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Charente Open 2023.
- 11 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Charente Open 2023.
- 23 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Nantes Open 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Pict'Open 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.83 at French Championship 2018.
- 31 Mar 2018Four personal bests in one day at French Championship 2018.
Competitions
- Talence Open 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
- Charente Open 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Pau Open Fast'n Cuber 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- FLIP Open 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Nantes Open 2018 · 23 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- L'Open du Berry 2018 · 2 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Pict'Open 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- French Championship 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Chouchenn Open 2017 · 16 Dec 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Nancy Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- FLIP Open 2017 · 22 Jul 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.
- Flavien Darney — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 53 times · head to head
- Rémi Esturoune — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Jules Ballion — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.