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Nolan Mruk
Clock · top 21.8% of 32,817 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026MRUK01
Nolan Mruk has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 9.38, set at Back To School Buffalo 2026, puts him in the top 21.8% of the 32,817 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,716th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since April 2026, he has put 141 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.38 in April 2026 to 17.86, a 50% improvement. Nolan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 9.38 | 12.48 | top 21.8% | 1,716 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 | 17.86 | 25.86 | top 33.8% | 19,053 / 60,666 | |
| 2×2 | 5.27 | 8.64 | top 42.7% | 17,466 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 8.96 | 11.43 | top 48.2% | 8,693 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.12 | 17.25 | top 73.6% | 22,161 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.11 | — | top 76.8% | 14,286 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 3:17.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,469 / 8,026 | |
| 5×5 | 4:15.85 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,016 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:24.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,671 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 70 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,040 / 2,059 | |
| Square-1 | 2:25.38 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,831 / 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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.86 at Brighton Brawl NY 2026.
- 12 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-30 3×3: 28.59 at Garland City NY 2026.
- 30 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at ROC the Cube NY 2026.
- 4 Apr 2026First competition: RIT Tiger Twist 2026. A 35.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Back To School Buffalo 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Brighton Brawl NY 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Corning Summer 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Syracuse Elite Cubing 2026 · 12 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Garland City NY 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- ROC the Cube NY 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Puzzles in Pittsford 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- RIT Tiger Twist 2026 · 4 Apr 2026
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.
- Shaher Naser — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ethan Qiu — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Oscar Cimmet — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 Clock single — 4,962 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.