People · Iceland
Nathan Ingi Arnberg
2×2 · top 4.7% of 189,179 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 4.7% of the 189,179 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 10 competitions since September 2023, he has put 467 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.39 in September 2023 to 12.74, a 40% improvement. Nathan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 4.7% | 10 / 152 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.32 | 7.61 | top 15.2% | 20 / 101 | |
| Megaminx | 1:09.60 | 1:24.88 | top 15.4% | 1 / 29 | |
| 3×3 | 12.74 | 13.47 | top 16.6% | 35 / 202 | |
| 4×4 | 46.05 | 53.13 | top 19.7% | 9 / 68 | |
| Skewb | 5.59 | 10.27 | top 22.7% | 17 / 67 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.16 | 1:46.49 | top 27.5% | 4 / 43 | |
| Square-1 | 21.78 | 43.23 | top 32.1% | 5 / 28 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.22 | 2:54.57 | top 34.2% | 4 / 19 | |
| 7×7 | 4:21.71 | 4:38.38 | top 38.3% | 3 / 16 | |
| Clock | 12.76 | 16.31 | top 38.6% | 8 / 23 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.04 | 39.76 | top 49.1% | 25 / 58 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 63 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 12 / 12 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026Nine personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið 2026.
- 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.
Competitions
- Íslandsmótið 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 9 personal bests set
- 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 95 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ramita Selma Rattanaprathum — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 34 times · head to head
- Ólafur Jan Bartoszek — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.