People · Canada
Nathan Free
2×2 · top 20.5% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016FREE02
Nathan Free has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.52, set at Canada's Best in the West 2018, puts him in the top 20.5% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,387th in Canada. Across 6 competitions since May 2016, he has put 104 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.40 in May 2016 to 14.04, a 49% improvement. Nathan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.52 | 5.23 | top 20.5% | 1,387 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 14.04 | 17.77 | top 21.2% | 2,042 / 10,502 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.13 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,832 / 2,632 | |
| Skewb | 15.62 | 20.84 | top 80.2% | 2,375 / 2,928 | |
| 4×4 | 1:58.25 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,491 / 3,180 | |
| Pyraminx | 18.98 | 27.94 | top 91.5% | 4,594 / 4,913 | |
| 5×5 | 5:30.74 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,501 / 1,546 |
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
- 24 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Canada's Best in the West 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-20 3×3: 14.04 at Cubing Under the Stars 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.04 at Cubing Under the Stars 2018.
- 28 May 2016First competition: Calgary Open Spring 2016. A 27.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Foothills Fright 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
- Canada's Best in the West 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Under the Stars 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Foothills Fall 2017 · 21 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Calgary Limited Fall 2016 · 26 Nov 2016
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016
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.
- James Deibert — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jackson Pichurski — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Basanov — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.