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Nylan Harper
Pyraminx · top 1.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022HARP02
Nylan Harper has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Kendeda Kubing A 2023, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 398th in the United States. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 278 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.01 in November 2022 to 9.84, a 39% improvement. Nylan 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.19 | 4.19 | top 1.5% | 398 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 1.53 | 2.36 | top 2.3% | 909 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 3.08 | 3.90 | top 5.4% | 829 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 9.84 | 11.26 | top 7.0% | 3,854 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 7.37 | 8.70 | top 12.5% | 956 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.20 | 42.10 | top 57.6% | 8,032 / 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
- 1 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.84 at See Georgia: Lake Russell A 2024.
- 6 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.73 at AlphaCubing A 2023.
- 18 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Kendeda Kubing A 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: GA Cubers Turkey Gobblers 2022. A 16.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GA Cubers Pride 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- See Georgia: Lake Russell A 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes and Clocks 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Staunton Speedsolving 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Hobcaw Cubing 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- AlphaCubing A 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Kendeda Kubing A 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Turkey Gobblers 2022 · 19 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Eddie Szuster — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Nathan Smith — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Antonio Bonessi — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.