People · United Kingdom
Nathan Nesling
3×3 · top 7.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017NESL02
Nathan Nesling has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.04, set at Guildford Open 2020, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 553rd in the United Kingdom. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2017, he has put 176 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.19 in September 2017 to 10.04, a 42% improvement. Nathan has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.04 | 12.57 | top 7.6% | 553 / 6,689 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.01 | 7.91 | top 13.2% | 513 / 3,656 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.70 | top 13.7% | 836 / 4,895 | |
| 4×4 | 46.86 | 51.59 | top 20.6% | 461 / 2,071 | |
| 5×5 | 1:38.50 | 1:46.45 | top 34.2% | 439 / 1,151 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.03 | 32.90 | top 44.4% | 785 / 1,851 | |
| Square-1 | 28.27 | 30.19 | top 46.2% | 410 / 778 | |
| Skewb | 8.74 | 12.09 | top 46.7% | 1,101 / 2,421 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:33.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 308 / 311 |
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
- 18 Jan 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2020.
- 23 Nov 2019Six personal bests in one day at Weston-super-Mare Open 2019.
- 17 Mar 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.00 at Guildford Open 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Guildford Open 2018.
- 23 Sep 2017First competition: Guildford Open 2017. A 17.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Guildford Open 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2018 · 24 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Weston-super-Mare Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Guildford Open 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
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.
- Charlie Stark — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Callum Hales-Jepp — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fabio Schwandt — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.