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Nathaniel Thean
Pyraminx · top 23.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023THEA01
Nathaniel Thean has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.40, set at Space City Fall TX 2025, puts him in the top 23.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,226th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since May 2023, he has put 96 official solves on the record across eight events. 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 48.92 in May 2023 to 15.83, a 68% improvement. Nathaniel has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.40 | 8.91 | top 23.0% | 6,226 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 15.83 | 18.69 | top 27.2% | 14,897 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.14 | 6.56 | top 28.3% | 11,184 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 13.38 | 14.72 | top 41.2% | 3,289 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 9.47 | 13.51 | top 51.6% | 9,267 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 45.95 | 53.54 | top 72.1% | 4,740 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.70 | 1:02.69 | top 76.5% | 11,154 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:06.95 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,930 / 19,072 |
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
- 19 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.48 at Space City Fall TX 2025.
- 19 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Space City Fall TX 2025.
- 26 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at DFW Cubing Fall 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-30 3×3: 24.37 at Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023.
- 20 May 2023First competition: MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023. A 48.92 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Space City Fall TX 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fall 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Pretzel Mania Dallas 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- MYHM Puzzling in Plano 2023 · 20 May 2023
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.
- Ryan Pilat — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tucker Chamberlain — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benjamin Spradley — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.