People · United States
Nathanael Nelson
Skewb · top 7.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023NELS14
Nathanael Nelson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.50, set at Lawrence Summer 2025, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,206th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since October 2023, he has put 40 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.09 in October 2023 to 11.32, a 20% improvement. Nathanael has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.50 | 8.77 | top 7.8% | 1,206 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 11.32 | 12.53 | top 11.5% | 6,210 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 50.01 | 54.35 | top 24.7% | 3,783 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.68 | 2:21.25 | top 56.4% | 4,783 / 9,401 |
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
- 9 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Lawrence Summer 2025.
- 21 Oct 2023First competition: KCKC 3 Cubing for Cake 2023. A 15.81 3×3 single to start from.
- 21 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at KCKC 3 Cubing for Cake 2023.
Competitions
- Lawrence Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- KCKC 3 Cubing for Cake 2023 · 21 Oct 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.
- Mickey Doyle — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ian David Lundholm — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Aubrey Kudzia — met in 8 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.