People · United States
Nathon Lakoduk
3×3 · top 6.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017LAKO01
Nathon Lakoduk has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.72, set at FargoDome 2023, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,734th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2017, he has put 208 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.98 in November 2017 to 9.72, a 54% improvement. Nathon has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.72 | 11.49 | top 6.7% | 3,734 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.09 | 6.79 | top 13.7% | 3,651 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 41.75 | 49.84 | top 14.3% | 2,150 / 19,354 | |
| 2×2 | 3.12 | 4.61 | top 15.7% | 6,218 / 41,674 | |
| Clock | 9.51 | 10.90 | top 22.5% | 1,773 / 9,172 | |
| Skewb | 6.41 | 7.32 | top 29.1% | 4,830 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.48 | 28.76 | top 30.1% | 3,943 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:39.62 | 1:44.33 | top 35.1% | 2,826 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.36 | 2:03.71 | top 39.6% | 2,923 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 982 / 2,059 | |
| 6×6 | 3:40.62 | 3:47.91 | early days — 3 solves | 2,287 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:49.04 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,001 / 3,236 |
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
- 18 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024.
- 6 May 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.72 at FargoDome 2023.
- 6 May 2023Twelve personal bests in one day at FargoDome 2023.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Side Events Minnesota 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Side Events Minnesota 2022.
- 11 Aug 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.21 at Sioux Falls Summer 2018.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 · 18 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- FargoDome 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 12 personal bests set
- Mental Breakdown Minnesota 2022 · 21 Aug 2022
- Side Events Minnesota 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Summer 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Fargo Fall 2017 · 12 Nov 2017
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Carter Kucala — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead once
- Chris Van Der Brink — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.