People · United States
Sean Nelson
3×3 · top 21.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2025 · 2025NELS16
Sean Nelson has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.00, set at Utah Ice Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 21.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,293rd in the United States. Across 2 competitions since December 2025, he has put 27 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.50 in December 2025 to 14.00, a 35% improvement. Sean has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.00 | 20.50 | top 21.0% | 11,293 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.37 | 7.98 | top 31.3% | 12,445 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.60 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,888 / 19,072 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 14.00 at Utah Ice Cubing 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at Utah Ice Cubing 2026.
- 13 Dec 2025First competition: Utah Snowball Bash 2025. A 21.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Ice Cubing 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Utah Snowball Bash 2025 · 13 Dec 2025
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.
- Dylan Crandall — met in 6 rounds, finished ahead once
- Damian Wilding — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brock Burgi — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.00 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
Targets move as he improves.