People · France
Nathan Keraval
3×3 · top 1.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2016 · 2016NATH04
Nathan Keraval has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.18, set at Sézanne Open 2023, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 112th in France. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2016, he has put 314 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.53 in December 2016 to 7.18, a 38% improvement. Nathan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.18 | 10.72 | top 1.6% | 112 / 4,823 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.12 | 1:08.23 | top 10.7% | 89 / 872 | |
| 4×4 | 40.55 | 47.21 | top 12.8% | 253 / 1,839 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 3.44 | top 13.7% | 505 / 3,129 | |
| Square-1 | 14.60 | 20.37 | top 15.5% | 88 / 547 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.56 | 1:27.75 | top 16.6% | 143 / 1,038 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.91 | 8.88 | top 19.3% | 486 / 2,185 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.83 | 28.88 | top 33.9% | 503 / 1,508 | |
| 7×7 | 4:26.55 | 4:36.17 | top 40.1% | 124 / 381 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.16 | 3:08.85 | top 43.1% | 163 / 444 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:07.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 251 / 445 |
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
- 22 Jul 2023Six personal bests in one day at Sézanne Open 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Dontrien Open 2023.
- 3 Sep 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Champagne Open 2022.
- 3 Sep 2022Five personal bests in one day at Champagne Open 2022.
- 25 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Nancy Open 2017.
- 3 Dec 2016First competition: Nancy Open 2016. A 11.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sézanne Open 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- French Championship 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Dontrien Open 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Champagne Open 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Nancy Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- French Championship 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Nancy Open 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 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.
- Paul Luciw — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Anthony Lafourcade — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maxence Baudry — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
- A sub-1:00 Megaminx single — 3,558 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.