People · United States
Nathan Garland
2×2 · top 5.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022GARL02
Nathan Garland has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.15, set at Lake Erie Showdown 2023, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,333rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2022, he has put 276 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.79 in October 2022 to 13.36, a 57% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.15 | 6.83 | top 5.8% | 2,333 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.36 | 17.06 | top 18.7% | 10,035 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.27 | 9.11 | top 30.1% | 8,354 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 6.66 | 14.08 | top 31.0% | 5,117 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.14 | 35.48 | top 47.0% | 6,403 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 16.36 | 19.02 | top 53.2% | 4,379 / 8,927 | |
| Megaminx | 2:14.08 | — | top 53.2% | 3,992 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.81 | — | top 62.7% | 10,967 / 19,072 |
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
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Plum Puzzles 2024.
- 4 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.93 at ALL1- Pittsburgh 2023.
- 4 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at ALL1- Pittsburgh 2023.
- 17 Jun 2023First sub-20 3×3: 17.49 at Bulldog Spring 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-30 3×3: 21.39 at Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023Five personal bests in one day at Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023.
Competitions
- Northern Tier Twist 2025 · 25 Oct 2025
- Erie Spring 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Barberton Mini 6 2025 · 27 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Plum Puzzles 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulldog Winter 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Eastwood Cubing 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- ALL1- Pittsburgh 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Lake Erie Showdown 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bulldog Fall 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bulldog Spring 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Ohio Valley Open 2022 · 1 Oct 2022
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.
- Sean Cutshaw — met in 56 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dev Choksi — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
- Zachary Garber — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.