People · United States
Nelson Y. Sun
2×2 · top 13.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023SUNN01
Nelson Y. Sun has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.94, set at Mill Creek 2023, puts him in the top 13.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,437th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since January 2023, he has put 71 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.70 in January 2023 to 12.21, a 41% improvement. Nelson has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.94 | 6.39 | top 13.6% | 5,437 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 12.21 | 14.50 | top 14.7% | 7,967 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.79 | 1:17.93 | top 46.7% | 7,884 / 19,354 | |
| Square-1 | 1:20.48 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,402 / 6,846 |
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
- 17 Mar 2023First sub-20 3×3: 13.68 at Bothell Spring Open 2023.
- 17 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.68 at Bothell Spring Open 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Lynnwood Winter 2023. A 20.70 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tacoma Summer 2024 · 3 Aug 2024
- SnoCo Veterans Day Weekend 2023 · 10 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Mill Creek 2023 · 10 Jun 2023
- Bothell Spring Open 2023 · 17 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Lynnwood Winter 2023 · 7 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.
- Rainier Feiler — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mihir A. Rai — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sebastian Valdes — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.