People · United States
Nathaniel Xu
3×3 · top 10.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023XUNA01
Nathaniel Xu has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.13, set at The Battle of Concord MA 2026, puts him in the top 10.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,898th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 43 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.64 in January 2023 to 11.13, a 53% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.13 | 17.32 | top 10.9% | 5,898 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.54 | 6.17 | top 20.7% | 8,127 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.04 | 11.27 | top 36.5% | 10,348 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.63 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,042 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 10,973 / 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
- 8 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 11.13 at The Battle of Concord MA 2026.
- 8 Feb 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.13 at The Battle of Concord MA 2026.
- 8 Jan 2023First competition: Mum's the Word 2023. A 23.64 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- The Battle of Concord MA 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Garden City Winter 2023 · 5 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Mum's the Word 2023 · 8 Jan 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.
- Derek White — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Miller — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Carubia — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.13 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.