People · Iceland
Nathan Ingi Arnberg
2×2 · top 4.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ARNB01
Nathan Ingi Arnberg has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.98, set at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Iceland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2023, he has put 384 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.39 in September 2023 to 12.74, a 40% improvement. Nathan has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.98 | 3.87 | top 4.6% | 10 / 150 | |
| 3×3 | 12.74 | 13.47 | top 16.5% | 34 / 196 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.34 | 7.61 | top 22.5% | 27 / 99 | |
| Skewb | 5.59 | 11.55 | top 22.6% | 17 / 64 | |
| Megaminx | 1:29.61 | 1:41.45 | top 28.0% | 5 / 27 | |
| Square-1 | 21.78 | 43.23 | top 32.0% | 5 / 27 | |
| 4×4 | 58.18 | 1:07.35 | top 34.5% | 20 / 66 | |
| Clock | 13.36 | — | early days — 3 solves | 8 / 23 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.22 | 40.55 | top 51.6% | 27 / 56 | |
| 5×5 | 2:25.09 | 2:36.09 | top 63.5% | 23 / 42 | |
| 6×6 | 4:42.38 | 5:26.18 | early days — 3 solves | 12 / 18 | |
| 7×7 | 7:19.57 | 7:35.24 | early days — 3 solves | 9 / 14 |
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
- 30 Aug 2025Six personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2025.
- 21 Mar 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Iceland Open 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.34 at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 17.18 at Nýliðamót Kubbafélagsins 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Nýliðamót Kubbafélagsins 2024.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2025 · 21 Mar 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2024 · 23 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 · 25 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Nýliðamót Kubbafélagsins 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Reykjavík Windy Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2023 · 15 Sep 2023 — 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.
- Óskar Pétursson — met in 76 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ólafur Jan Bartoszek — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ramita Selma Rattanaprathum — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.