People · United States
Nathanael Heavilin
3×3 · top 2.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016HEAV01
Nathanael Heavilin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.71, set at Hancock County NxNs 2026, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,389th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2016, he has put 165 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.62 in June 2016 to 7.71, an 80% improvement. Nathanael has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.71 | 9.06 | top 2.3% | 1,389 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 35.45 | 40.90 | top 7.2% | 1,122 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 2.55 | 3.96 | top 9.5% | 3,779 / 41,674 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.00 | 1:19.40 | top 11.1% | 867 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 3:14.33 | 3:30.48 | early days — 3 solves | 1,811 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:19.54 | 5:34.33 | early days — 3 solves | 1,713 / 3,236 | |
| Skewb | 11.46 | 18.02 | top 63.3% | 11,902 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.35 | 15.90 | top 74.8% | 22,522 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 1:13.54 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,209 / 6,846 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Hancock County NxNs 2026.
- 2 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cool Down Berkeley 2025.
- 16 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.49 at Indianapolis Cubes 2019.
- 16 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Indianapolis Cubes 2019.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.65 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 10 Dec 2016First sub-20 3×3: 17.68 at Shaker Fall 2016.
Competitions
- Hancock County NxNs 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cool Down Berkeley 2025 · 2 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Cubes 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Wildcat Holiday 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Bulldog Cubing 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Winter 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Shaker Fall 2016 · 10 Dec 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Mason Cubing Challenge 2016 · 10 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016
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.
- Andy Denney — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Van Laningham — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Garber — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 5.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.