People · United States
Nathan Michalak
3×3 · top 23.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022MICH15
Nathan Michalak has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.66, set at Virginia Championship 2023, puts him in the top 23.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,601st in the United States. Across 4 competitions since December 2022, he has put 74 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.77 in December 2022 to 14.66, a 38% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.66 | 17.83 | top 23.3% | 12,601 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.14 | 13.92 | top 26.8% | 4,378 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.97 | 15.31 | top 35.9% | 10,162 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.37 | 1:34.56 | top 58.6% | 10,137 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 7.13 | 10.34 | top 61.5% | 25,272 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:21.09 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,302 / 15,683 |
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
- 10 Nov 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.66 at Virginia Championship 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.73 at ODU Big Blue Spring 2023.
- 3 Dec 2022First competition: Happy Valley Fall 2022. A 25.49 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Championship 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Happy Valley Fall 2022 · 3 Dec 2022 — 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.
- Alex Pham — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Currin Wilson — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gavin Benton — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.66 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.