People · United States
Nathan Marques
2×2 · top 0.91% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023MARQ02
Nathan Marques has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.15, set at Quabbin Spring 2026, puts him in the top 0.91% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 387th in the United States. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since February 2023, he has put 164 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.15 | 3.75 | top 0.91% | 387 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 8.77 | 10.55 | top 4.4% | 2,464 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 43.71 | 49.29 | top 16.7% | 2,567 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.22 | 23.18 | top 21.1% | 2,739 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:23.06 | 1:37.48 | top 21.7% | 1,711 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.56 | 8.42 | top 24.3% | 6,731 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 10.88 | 13.63 | top 29.4% | 2,348 / 9,172 | |
| Square-1 | 35.57 | 42.51 | top 59.4% | 3,976 / 6,846 |
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
- 23 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Quabbin Spring 2026.
- 5 Feb 2023First competition: Fall River Cubikon 2023. A 10.67 3×3 single to start from.
- 5 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.83 at Fall River Cubikon 2023.
Competitions
- Quabbin Spring 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Elm City Kubikon 2023 · 24 Sep 2023
- New Hampshire Spring 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Fall River Cubikon 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Ryan Durette — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Charles Amarello — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.