People · Canada
Nathaniel Nelitz
2×2 · top 6.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2026 · 2026NELI01
Nathaniel Nelitz has been competing for 6 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 432nd in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2026, he has put 59 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Nathaniel has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 4.99 | top 6.7% | 432 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 13.73 | 16.22 | top 20.0% | 1,894 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.85 | 10.82 | top 35.0% | 1,593 / 4,858 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,770 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 3:03.17 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,095 / 1,499 | |
| Square-1 | 1:22.16 | — | early days — 2 solves | 881 / 952 |
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
- 15 Mar 2026First competition: Vancouver Mini Afternoon 2026. A 14.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- BC Championship 2026 · 7 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Spring Breeze in Burnaby 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Mini Afternoon 2026 · 15 Mar 2026
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.
- Runyi Chen (陈润熠) — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Isaac Davies — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Devin Raghu — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.