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Nathan Smith
2×2 · top 41.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023SMIT55
Nathan Smith has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.19, set at Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025, puts him in the top 41.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,034th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since June 2023, he has put 90 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.25 in June 2023 to 24.60, a 26% 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 States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.19 | 9.96 | top 41.7% | 17,034 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 24.60 | 28.43 | top 51.8% | 30,699 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.32 | 20.34 | top 69.2% | 20,811 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.12 | — | early days — 3 solves | 14,290 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 1:08.30 | 1:19.84 | top 88.2% | 6,029 / 6,846 | |
| Clock | 41.24 | 51.23 | top 93.8% | 8,647 / 9,172 |
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 May 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.62 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2024.
- 28 Jun 2023First competition: Minnesota Meetup II Wednesday 2023. A 33.25 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Newcomer Sunday 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Race the Clock Minnesota 2023 · 30 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Minnesota Meetup II Wednesday 2023 · 28 Jun 2023
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.
- Nathan Rahn — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kaius Young — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lisa Kucala — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 74,472 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 4.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.