People · France
Nathan Way
Square-1 · top 5.1% of 25,662 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017WAYN02
Nathan Way has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 9.41, set at Paris Open 2022, puts him in the top 5.1% of the 25,662 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in France. Until October 2010, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since December 2017, he has put 504 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.22 in December 2017 to 10.29, a 58% improvement. Nathan has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 9.41 | 18.07 | top 5.1% | 28 / 547 | |
| 3×3 | 10.29 | 11.67 | top 8.4% | 463 / 4,823 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 4.31 | top 13.2% | 486 / 3,129 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.44 | 24.02 | top 16.3% | 275 / 1,508 | |
| Skewb | 5.02 | 10.86 | top 18.3% | 269 / 1,309 | |
| 4×4 | 48.03 | 52.37 | top 22.2% | 416 / 1,839 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.54 | 9.07 | top 24.2% | 590 / 2,185 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.12 | 2:08.51 | top 47.6% | 445 / 1,038 | |
| Clock | 17.00 | 21.56 | top 55.5% | 402 / 719 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.19 | 2:38.54 | top 57.1% | 433 / 872 | |
| 6×6 | 6:30.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 415 / 444 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 69 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 363 / 368 |
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
- 16 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at Paris Open 2022.
- 6 Nov 2021Seven personal bests in one day at Gesté Barrière Open 2021.
- 1 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.54 at Cube An Dro 2019.
- 1 Nov 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Cube An Dro 2019.
- 20 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at FLIP Open 2019.
- 14 Jul 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.66 at FLIP Open 2018.
Competitions
- Palais'Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Beginner Cubing Delmenhorst 2024 · 2 Mar 2024
- Carquef'Open 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- FLIP Open 2022 · 23 Jul 2022
- Angers ESEOpen 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Carquef'Open 2022 · 14 May 2022
- Paris Open 2022 · 16 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Gesté Barrière Open 2021 · 6 Nov 2021 — 7 personal bests set
- Cube An Dro 2019 · 1 Nov 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- FLIP Open 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- FLIP Open 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Chouchenn Open 2017 · 16 Dec 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.
- Wilfrid Py — met in 81 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Étienne Aubry — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Clément Valot — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 781 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.