People · United States
Nathaniel Zhang
3×3 · top 26.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015ZHAN74
Nathaniel Zhang has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 15.49, set at ODU Big Blue Spring 2016, puts him in the top 26.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,224th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since October 2015, he has put 84 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.88 in October 2015 to 15.49, a 67% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 15.49 | 18.13 | top 26.1% | 14,224 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.33 | 5.92 | top 30.7% | 12,233 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.67 | 10.79 | top 42.0% | 12,043 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.52 | 32.62 | top 43.2% | 5,827 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.25 | 10.07 | top 43.2% | 7,580 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.72 | 1:24.08 | top 45.6% | 7,584 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 35.36 | 45.09 | top 59.0% | 3,899 / 6,743 |
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 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at ODU Big Blue Winter 2016.
- 18 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Knights 2016.
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-30 3×3: 18.33 at ODU Big Blue Spring 2016.
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.33 at ODU Big Blue Spring 2016.
- 24 Oct 2015First competition: ODU Big Blue Open 2015. A 46.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- ODU Big Blue Winter 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Spring 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
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.
- Dan Selzer — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ankush Hommerich-Dutt — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maggie Jordan — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.