People · Australia
Nathan Putman
Skewb · top 2.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024PUTM01
Nathan Putman has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.45, set at SA State Championship 2025, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 93rd in Australia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2024, he has put 236 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.68 in July 2024 to 9.64, a 53% improvement. Nathan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.45 | 4.58 | top 2.7% | 93 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 | 9.64 | 11.64 | top 6.5% | 590 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 4.53 | top 7.3% | 550 / 8,567 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.35 | 10.16 | top 22.6% | 1,137 / 5,993 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.28 | 31.56 | top 24.0% | 540 / 2,659 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.60 | 1:21.74 | top 52.2% | 1,442 / 3,051 | |
| Clock | 24.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 818 / 1,095 |
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
- 30 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.64 at Marino Madness 2025.
- 19 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at SA State Championship 2025.
- 10 Jan 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.76 at Adelaide Summer 2025.
- 10 Jan 2025Four personal bests in one day at Adelaide Summer 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.82 at Unley Spring 2024.
- 2 Nov 2024Four personal bests in one day at Unley Spring 2024.
Competitions
- Adelaide Summer 2026 · 10 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Marino Madness 2025 · 30 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2025 · 2 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- SA State Championship 2025 · 19 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- All Welcome Adelaide 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Adelaide Summer 2025 · 10 Jan 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Unley Spring 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2024 · 12 Jul 2024
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.
- Aston Culf — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Dallas McNeil — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Peter Vu — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.