People · Australia
Nathaniel Xian Loong Lee
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022LEEN03
Nathaniel Xian Loong Lee has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.56, set at WA Open 2023, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 574th in Australia. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2022, he has put 53 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.51 in August 2022 to 3.09, a 31% 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 | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.56 | 14.44 | top 6.3% | 574 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 3.09 | 4.33 | top 15.3% | 1,169 / 8,567 | |
| Megaminx | 2:19.01 | — | early days — 2 solves | 703 / 1,277 | |
| 4×4 | 1:38.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,021 / 3,051 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.81 at WA Open 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.56 at WA Open 2023.
- 26 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at WA Open 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.46 at Perth Autumn 2023.
- 6 Aug 2022First competition: Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022. A 27.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- WA Open 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Perth Autumn 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Perth Puzzle Marathon 2022 · 6 Aug 2022
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.
- Ayaan Fayyaz — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Oscar Wong Jing Yee (王敬宇) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- James Holdsworth — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.