People · United States
Nathaniel Thornell
Pyraminx · top 2.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016THOR09
Nathaniel Thornell has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.51, set at Scramble in the Springs 2022, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 589th in the United States. Until January 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since October 2016, he has put 536 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.81 in October 2016 to 13.38, a 66% improvement. Nathaniel has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 | 2.51 | 4.44 | top 2.2% | 589 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.10 | 5.29 | top 15.4% | 6,032 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.38 | 16.94 | top 18.8% | 10,085 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 6.12 | 8.28 | top 26.6% | 4,348 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.42 | 2:16.93 | top 40.6% | 2,945 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.44 | 1:27.41 | top 49.2% | 8,245 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 15.67 | 18.67 | top 50.6% | 4,129 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 43.34 | 1:06.49 | top 69.2% | 4,552 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.19 | 46.33 | top 69.6% | 9,971 / 15,683 |
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
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Tarragona Side Events 2023.
- 8 Jan 2022Four personal bests in one day at Scramble in the Springs 2022.
- 31 Jul 2021Five personal bests in one day at Wyoming Summer 2021.
- 28 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Dallas Side Event Day 2019.
- 27 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.80 at BeCubed Summer 2019.
- 27 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at BeCubed Summer 2019.
Competitions
- Tarragona Side Events 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Don't Blow Away Casper 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Don't Fall Off Devils Tower 2023 · 8 Apr 2023
- Scramble in the Springs 2022 · 8 Jan 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Wyoming Summer 2021 · 31 Jul 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Veterans Day Open 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Dallas Side Event Day 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- BeCubed Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southern Championship 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- AZCubing Open 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta August 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- BeCubed Summer 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- DFW Cubing Fiesta June 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Fe Spring 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Spring Forward 2018 · 3 Mar 2018
- South East Texas Open 2018 · 6 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Southern Championships 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Texas Two-Day Showdown 2017 · 9 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Dallas Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016
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.
- Zachary White — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Patrick Fischer — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Matt Lee — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.