People · United States
Nathaniel Smith
3×3 · top 7.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2026 · 2026SMIT51
Nathaniel Smith has been competing for 4 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.89, set at Bowling Green Fall 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,004th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since June 2026, he has put 69 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.65 in June 2026 to 9.89, a 37% improvement. 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.89 | 14.78 | top 7.2% | 4,004 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 5.52 | 16.09 | top 22.2% | 3,574 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.51 | 24.80 | top 27.5% | 3,589 / 15,900 | |
| 2×2 | 4.35 | 6.10 | top 31.1% | 12,546 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:43.58 | 1:56.52 | top 36.9% | 2,706 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.06 | 2:13.46 | top 43.4% | 3,610 / 9,537 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.53 | — | top 43.5% | 7,273 / 19,354 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.88 | 23.27 | top 66.5% | 19,978 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 28.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,538 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:58.41 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,817 / 2,128 |
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
- 3 Oct 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Bowling Green Fall 2026.
- 11 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.43 at Ohio Championship 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026First competition: Ohio State Summer Warm Up 2026. A 16.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bowling Green Fall 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio Championship 2026 · 11 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Ohio State Summer Warm Up 2026 · 27 Jun 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.
- Emery McFeeter — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Darshan Bhavanasi — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Luke Garrett — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.89 away.
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.