People · Canada
Nolan Thompson
3×3 · top 2.8% of 288,433 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 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 285th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2023, he has put 239 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.97 in January 2023 to 8.00, a 20% improvement. Nolan has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 9.76 | top 2.8% | 285 / 10,502 | |
| Skewb | 2.50 | 4.86 | top 2.9% | 45 / 2,928 | |
| Megaminx | 46.46 | 52.98 | top 3.6% | 27 / 1,393 | |
| 4×4 | 31.60 | 40.43 | top 3.9% | 91 / 3,180 | |
| 2×2 | 1.95 | 2.67 | top 4.5% | 279 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.44 | 16.58 | top 7.0% | 147 / 2,632 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.35 | 6.87 | top 9.4% | 347 / 4,913 | |
| Square-1 | 12.61 | 17.23 | top 11.1% | 90 / 973 | |
| Clock | 7.08 | 7.47 | top 11.1% | 79 / 1,057 | |
| 6×6 | 4:12.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 419 / 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
- 19 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Lethbridge Favourites 2026.
- 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.
Competitions
- Lethbridge Favourites 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- 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 47 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Lucas Kuczaj — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- James Deibert — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.