People · Australia
Nathan Ma
3×3 · top 10.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2012 · 2012MANA02
Nathan Ma has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.98, set at Melbourne Cube Day 2014, puts him in the top 10.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 921st in Australia. Across 4 competitions since September 2012, he has put 110 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.02 in September 2012 to 10.98, a 35% improvement. Nathan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.98 | 13.65 | top 10.4% | 921 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.55 | 4.80 | top 20.8% | 1,592 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.29 | 1:06.86 | top 36.8% | 978 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 3:47.97 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,286 / 1,356 |
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
- 9 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2014.
- 15 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer 2014.
- 16 Nov 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.59 at Melbourne Cube Day 2013.
- 16 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2013.
- 1 Sep 2012First competition: Australian Nationals 2012. A 17.02 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Melbourne Cube Day 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2012 · 1 Sep 2012
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.
- Cameron Stollery — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kirt Protacio — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.