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Nathaniel Chen
3×3 · top 11.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026CHEN53
Nathaniel Chen has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.26, set at Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026, puts him in the top 11.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,205th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since March 2026, he has put 53 official solves on the record across eight events. Nathaniel has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.26 | 14.32 | top 11.4% | 6,205 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 45.36 | 53.85 | top 18.8% | 2,873 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:27.29 | — | early days — 2 solves | 455 / 2,128 | |
| Skewb | 5.51 | 8.12 | top 22.1% | 3,566 / 19,164 | |
| 7×7 | 3:39.90 | 3:55.79 | top 23.5% | 676 / 3,236 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.08 | 8.90 | top 36.9% | 10,618 / 29,168 | |
| Square-1 | 25.74 | 34.30 | top 40.9% | 2,684 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.16 | 34.00 | top 42.4% | 5,775 / 15,900 |
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
- 22 Mar 2026First competition: Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026. A 13.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Penn Cube Day Fall 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 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.
- Nial Yavuzturk — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Francisco Abraham — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Connor Gaeckle — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,370 people have one; it is 5.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.