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Nathaniel Day
3×3 · top 20.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2005 · 2005DAYN01
Nathaniel Day has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.98, set at Richmond Spring 2023, puts him in the top 20.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,261st in the United States. Across 7 competitions since May 2005, he has put 212 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.87 in May 2005 to 13.98, a 26% improvement. Nathaniel has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 13.98 | 15.42 | top 20.9% | 11,261 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.76 | 6.45 | top 36.3% | 14,485 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.17 | 10.41 | top 37.6% | 10,723 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.16 | 1:09.79 | top 38.8% | 6,300 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.41 | 31.32 | top 40.4% | 5,393 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 16.17 | 18.62 | top 52.5% | 4,306 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 9.64 | 15.21 | top 52.7% | 9,495 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 2:46.66 | 5:26.10 | top 73.3% | 6,498 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 3:19.97 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,410 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 58.87 | 2:21.96 | top 82.9% | 5,545 / 6,743 |
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
- 4 Nov 2023Four personal bests in one day at North Carolina Championship 2023.
- 13 Aug 2016Four personal bests in one day at Michigan 2016.
- 25 Jun 2016Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2016.
- 27 May 2006First sub-15 3×3: 14.09 at Trumbull Spring competition 2006.
- 27 May 2006Five personal bests in one day at Trumbull Spring competition 2006.
- 28 May 2005First competition: Horace Mann Spring competition 2005. A 18.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Carolina Championship 2023 · 4 Nov 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Richmond Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Michigan 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Michigan Cubing Club Beta 2016 · 14 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Trumbull Spring competition 2006 · 27 May 2006 — 5 personal bests set
- Horace Mann Spring competition 2005 · 28 May 2005 — 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.
- Blake Thompson — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Craig Bouchard — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Easan Peacock — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.