People · United States
Adam Nieto
3×3 · top 65.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023NIET01
Adam Nieto has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 31.53, set at Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026, puts him in the top 65.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39,058th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since March 2023, he has put 42 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:15.77 in March 2023 to 31.53, a 58% improvement. Adam has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 31.53 | 34.87 | top 65.1% | 39,058 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 10.45 | 20.47 | top 79.7% | 33,022 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 2:21.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 17,058 / 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
- 25 Mar 2023First sub-60 3×3: 51.65 at A Bruin Cube Day Spring 2023.
- 11 Mar 2023First competition: Circle City Turbocharged 2023. A 1:15.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Poly Cubed at Pomona 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- La La Land 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pride in Long Beach 2023 · 11 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- A Bruin Cube Day Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Circle City Turbocharged 2023 · 11 Mar 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.
- Matthew Dickman — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Hong — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Shane Grogan — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 145,545 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.