People · Republic of Korea
Nathan Lim
2×2 · top 3.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026LIMN01
Nathan Lim has been competing for 5 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.84, set at Cubing at Spencer Plaza 2026, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 104th in Republic of Korea. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since March 2026, he has put 22 official solves on the record across five events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.84 | 8.73 | top 3.8% | 104 / 2,319 | |
| 3×3 | 20.21 | 27.72 | top 40.5% | 2,093 / 4,352 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.41 | 14.54 | top 56.2% | 799 / 1,271 | |
| Skewb | 12.84 | 15.24 | top 70.0% | 639 / 854 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.78 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,097 / 1,308 |
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 story so far
- 28 Mar 2026First competition: Cubing at Spencer Plaza 2026. A 20.21 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing at Spencer Plaza 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
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.
- Panaruna Mohammed Arad — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Elijah Prince — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Arjun Srinath — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.