People · Canada
Nolan Thompson
3×3 · top 2.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023THOM03
Nolan Thompson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.00, set at Solved Central Alberta 2024, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 281st in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since January 2023, he has put 214 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.97 in January 2023 to 8.00, a 20% improvement. Nolan 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.00 | 9.98 | top 2.8% | 281 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 2.50 | 4.86 | top 2.9% | 45 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 2.67 | top 4.4% | 277 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 35.41 | 43.36 | top 7.1% | 165 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.41 | 16.67 | top 9.0% | 201 / 2,620 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.35 | 6.87 | top 9.4% | 342 / 4,858 | |
| Square-1 | 12.61 | 17.23 | top 11.1% | 89 / 952 | |
| Clock | 7.08 | 7.47 | top 11.2% | 78 / 1,029 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.35 | 1:18.39 | top 16.5% | 140 / 1,375 | |
| 6×6 | 4:12.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 404 / 665 |
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 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Solved Central Alberta 2024.
- 24 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Among the Drumheller Dinosaurs 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Calgary Side Events 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Above the Dinosaurs 2024.
- 7 Jan 2023First competition: Welcome Back Calgary 2023. A 12.28 3×3 single to start from.
- 7 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Welcome Back Calgary 2023.
Competitions
- Solved Central Alberta 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Among the Drumheller Dinosaurs 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- NA Stadium Series - Edmonton 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Calgary Side Events 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Cubing Above the Dinosaurs 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Calgary 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Azaro Gorloo — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- James Deibert — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Lucas Kuczaj — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.