People · United States
Nathaniel Tai
3×3 · top 3.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017TAIN01
Nathaniel Tai has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.16, set at SacCubing V 2018, puts him in the top 3.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,743rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2017, he has put 34 official solves on the record across one event. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.26 in April 2017 to 8.16, a 75% improvement. Nathaniel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 8.16 | 12.51 | top 3.1% | 1,743 / 59,724 |
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
- 25 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 8.16 at SacCubing V 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 12.29 at Berkeley Spring 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.29 at Berkeley Spring 2018.
- 15 Jul 2017First sub-30 3×3: 20.97 at San Ramon 2017.
- 15 Apr 2017First competition: Berkeley Spring 2017. A 32.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019
- SacCubing V 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- San Ramon 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017
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.
- Khethani Tombs — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jiazheng Zhao (赵家正) — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.