People · China
Nathan Siwen Wang (王思文)
Pyraminx · top 0.11% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023WANG28
Nathan Siwen Wang (王思文) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 1.15, set at Richmond Spring 2026, puts him in the top 0.11% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12th in China. Until June 2018, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 30 competitions since March 2023, he has put 953 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.28 in March 2023 to 8.84, a 33% improvement. Nathan has entered 30 competitions, more competitions than 98% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | China | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 1.15 | 2.21 | top 0.11% | 12 / 10,224 | |
| 3×3 | 8.84 | 12.87 | top 4.5% | 1,713 / 28,153 | |
| 2×2 | 1.98 | 4.01 | top 4.6% | 629 / 15,796 | |
| 4×4 | 41.50 | 50.50 | top 13.9% | 1,506 / 5,926 | |
| Skewb | 4.71 | 8.12 | top 16.0% | 988 / 5,004 | |
| Clock | 8.22 | 10.50 | top 16.3% | 352 / 1,843 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.61 | 1:50.68 | top 31.1% | 926 / 1,678 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.16 | 31.54 | top 31.9% | 3,083 / 5,922 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.14 | 1:45.04 | top 33.2% | 1,498 / 2,816 | |
| 6×6 | 2:58.52 | 3:14.95 | top 40.3% | 808 / 1,349 | |
| Square-1 | 34.13 | 59.92 | top 57.0% | 967 / 1,362 | |
| 7×7 | 5:26.71 | 5:53.73 | top 58.8% | 994 / 1,261 |
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
- 11 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Richmond Fall 2025.
- 12 Jul 2025First sub-10 3×3: 8.84 at White Rock's Back to Square-1 2025.
- 12 Jul 2025Five personal bests in one day at White Rock's Back to Square-1 2025.
- 14 Jun 2025Five personal bests in one day at Warm Up Vancouver 2025.
- 17 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Penticton Lakeside 2025.
- 3 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Out in the Country Crossfield 2025.
Competitions
- Beihai Open 2026 · 22 Aug 2026
- Zhanjiang Open 2026 · 9 Aug 2026
- 5x5x5 & Sides at UBC 2026 · 20 Jun 2026
- Victoria Dockyard Sprint 2026 · 24 May 2026
- Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026 · 3 May 2026
- Richmond Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Surrey Side Events 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Mini Afternoon 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
- Burnaby Winter 2026 · 21 Feb 2026
- What Are the Odds Coquitlam 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Richmond Fall 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Make Cutoff Maple Ridge 2025 · 6 Sep 2025
- Zibo Open 2025 · 10 Aug 2025
- White Rock's Back to Square-1 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Warm Up Vancouver 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Penticton Lakeside 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Out in the Country Crossfield 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Aldergrove Clock Fest 2025 · 19 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Chill Cubing in Chilliwack 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Maple Ridge Favourites 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing With Cold Hands Whistler 2024 · 9 Nov 2024
- Vancouver Southlands Sprint 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
- BC Championship 2024 · 16 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Pitt Meadows Spring Open 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Canadian Championship 2023 · 13 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Pride 2023 · 11 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- BC Spring Solving B 2023 · 22 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Richmond 2023 · 14 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing on Par B 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Nanaimo Swing into Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 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.
- Kevin Matthews — met in 151 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
- Peter Barnwell — met in 149 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Isaac Davies — met in 133 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Pyraminx single — 49 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.