People · United States
Noah Nelson
3×3 · top 6.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018NELS10
Noah Nelson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.61, set at Dunkirk Winter 2023, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,539th in the United States. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since September 2018, he has put 88 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.53 in September 2018 to 9.61, a 64% improvement. Noah 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 | 9.61 | 11.26 | top 6.4% | 3,539 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 42.70 | 47.15 | top 15.4% | 2,315 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.20 | 4.12 | top 16.6% | 6,516 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.45 | 1:32.99 | top 27.7% | 2,174 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.34 | 12.73 | top 47.7% | 13,778 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 3:19.24 | 3:37.72 | early days — 3 solves | 1,882 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.08 | 1:07.56 | top 71.7% | 10,320 / 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
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-15 3×3: 10.44 at Dunkirk Winter 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at Dunkirk Winter 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Four personal bests in one day at Dunkirk Winter 2023.
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.01 at Cape Fear Cubing 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Cape Fear Cubing 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018First competition: Carolina Season Starter 2018. A 26.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- NxN Nonsense NC 2026 · 22 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Dunkirk Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cape Fear Cubing 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Carolina Season Starter 2018 · 8 Sep 2018
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.
- Katie Hull — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andreas Lambropoulos — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Silas Starling — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 2.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.