People · United States
Nathan Payne
2×2 · top 44.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022PAYN04
Nathan Payne has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.45, set at Appleby Fall B 2023, puts him in the top 44.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,063rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2022, he has put 61 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.55 in October 2022 to 21.91, a 31% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.45 | 9.94 | top 44.8% | 18,063 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 21.91 | 25.99 | top 45.2% | 26,049 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 15.87 | 18.13 | top 51.3% | 4,201 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 13.71 | 15.91 | top 73.7% | 13,902 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 3:28.18 | — | early days — 3 solves | 6,616 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.45 | 21.38 | top 86.3% | 25,439 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:25.54 | — | early days — 1 solve | 17,308 / 19,072 |
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
- 24 Sep 2023First sub-30 3×3: 21.91 at Appleby Fall B 2023.
- 22 Oct 2022First competition: Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022. A 31.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Against Cancer Buffalo 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- ROC the Cube 2024 · 15 Jun 2024
- Appleby Fall B 2023 · 24 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Lake Erie Cubing Clash 2022 · 22 Oct 2022
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.
- Braiden Boss — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Adelynn Neal — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Owen Lowicki — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.