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Nathan Evan Sherman

Pyraminx · top 7.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018SHER03

Nathan Evan Sherman has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.90, set at NAC Prep in Palisades 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,833rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 43 competitions since June 2018, he has put 1,089 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.84 in June 2018 to 10.61, a 44% improvement. Nathan has entered 43 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

Pyraminx
best event — top 7.2% of 129,321 all-time
3.90
signature single · NAC Prep in Palisades 2026
1,089
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 85% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Pyraminx3.907.56
top 7.2%1,833 / 28,708
2×22.463.81
top 8.5%3,352 / 40,951
3×310.6113.91
top 9.3%5,081 / 59,724
Skewb4.388.55
top 13.6%2,104 / 18,907
Megaminx1:10.741:21.05
top 16.1%1,100 / 7,841
5×51:18.631:27.95
top 18.0%1,389 / 9,401
4×445.0449.13
top 18.4%2,788 / 19,072
6×62:18.542:31.86
top 19.7%697 / 4,196
7×73:32.813:40.96
top 20.8%588 / 3,184
Square-120.4524.13
top 29.0%1,888 / 6,743
3×3 one-handed25.8329.28
top 36.4%4,812 / 15,683
Clock13.3216.87
top 41.0%3,268 / 8,927
3×3 blindfolded5:00.85—
early days — 2 solves1,644 / 2,092

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

New Hope Open Spring 2018: 18.84Pennsylvania 2018: 24.48Long Island Winter 2019: 19.60Brooklyn 2019: 16.21Brooklyn Fall 2019: 19.14Babylon Winter 2020: 17.13NJIT Spring 2023: 16.20Cubes on the Bayside 2023: 15.32Manhattan Mini A 2023: 17.46Cubes on the Bayside Summer 2024: 16.05Long Island Winter Solstice 2024: 14.24Kisco Cubing 2025: 11.33Flushing Glow Open AM 2025: 16.81PBs in Palisades Winter 2025: 11.65Great Peconic Bay 2025: 14.25PBs in Palisades Spring 2025: 13.76Long Island Summer 2025: 15.08Fort Lee Summer 2025: 12.66Brookhaven Summer 2025: 12.36PBs in Palisades Open 2026: 15.57Liberty Science Center Open A 2026: 12.41PBs in Palisades Spring 2026: 12.59No Clocks in Greenpoint 2026: 13.73Great Peconic Bay 2026: 13.12NAC Prep in Palisades 2026: 13.91Westport Summer 2026: 15.69Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2026: 12.97No Skewba Diving in Greenport 2026: 13.17Flushing Glow Afternoon 2026: 10.61Mid-Atlantic Warm-Up 2026: 12.04Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026: 13.87Catskills Summer 2026: 11.9410.6124.4816 Jun 201829 Aug 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.46 away.

Targets move as he improves.