People · United States
Walter Everett Nelson
Skewb · top 39.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023NELS15
Walter Everett Nelson has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.75, set at Rosemount Side Events 2024, puts him in the top 39.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,782nd in the United States. Across 6 competitions since October 2023, he has put 118 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 52.22 in October 2023 to 23.49, a 55% improvement. Walter 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.75 | 19.72 | top 39.4% | 6,782 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 23.49 | 27.33 | top 49.1% | 28,588 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.65 | 15.30 | top 58.0% | 16,982 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 7.08 | 11.18 | top 61.1% | 25,078 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 29.59 | 35.08 | top 83.8% | 7,448 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:08.96 | 1:35.97 | top 88.6% | 13,487 / 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
- 20 Jan 2024First sub-30 3×3: 29.68 at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 20 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023First competition: Cubetcha 2023. A 52.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rosemount Side Events 2024 · 1 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Minnesota Slice 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Side Events Minnesota 2023 · 2 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- SPAMtown II 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubetcha 2023 · 28 Oct 2023
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.
- Joseph Ong — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nathan Rahn — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Boyd Mayfield — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 3.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.