People · France
Nathaniel Velly
3×3 · top 5.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021VELL01
Nathaniel Velly has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.22, set at Chelles Open 2023, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 305th in France. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since November 2021, he has put 369 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.18 in November 2021 to 9.22, a 39% improvement. Nathaniel has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.22 | 11.53 | top 5.4% | 305 / 4,823 | |
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 4.26 | top 19.3% | 705 / 3,129 | |
| 4×4 | 45.74 | 48.82 | top 19.3% | 367 / 1,839 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 40.67 | top 20.4% | 108 / 368 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.12 | 11.75 | top 28.9% | 689 / 2,185 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.53 | 27.26 | top 35.7% | 533 / 1,508 | |
| Square-1 | 25.28 | 33.58 | top 39.8% | 210 / 547 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.76 | 1:56.46 | top 39.8% | 375 / 1,038 | |
| 6×6 | 3:09.22 | 3:42.73 | early days — 3 solves | 174 / 444 | |
| Skewb | 8.74 | 11.73 | top 46.8% | 643 / 1,309 | |
| 7×7 | 5:57.34 | 6:24.48 | early days — 3 solves | 228 / 381 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:24.64 | — | early days — 3 solves | 328 / 445 |
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 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Pllouvara Open 2024.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Chelles Open 2023.
- 21 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Tigery Open 2022.
- 14 May 2022Three personal bests in one day at Carquef'Open 2022.
- 16 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Paris Open 2022.
- 5 Feb 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.21 at Dontrien Open 2022.
Competitions
- RC Nogent-sur-Seine Open 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Pllouvara Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- French Championship 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Pllouvara Open 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Chelles Open 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- G'été Open 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Tigery Open 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Carquef'Open 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Paris Open 2022 · 16 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Dontrien Open 2022 · 5 Feb 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Gesté Barrière Open 2021 · 6 Nov 2021 — 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.
- Clément Valot — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Anton Piau — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead once
- Wilfrid Py — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
Targets move as he improves.