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Aiden Nickels
Pyraminx · top 7.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023NICK04
Aiden Nickels has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.04, set at Agoura Cubing Returns 2024, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,009th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2023, he has put 103 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.18 in October 2023 to 12.06, a 34% improvement. Aiden 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.04 | 7.29 | top 7.9% | 2,009 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.06 | 13.53 | top 14.1% | 7,552 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.44 | 5.79 | top 44.6% | 17,998 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.26 | 1:40.33 | top 52.7% | 8,938 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.77 | 49.49 | top 58.6% | 8,191 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 10.75 | 18.47 | top 59.4% | 10,898 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 23.86 | 25.24 | top 74.4% | 6,485 / 8,927 |
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 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at UCLA Westerns Warmup 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at UCSB Cubing 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024Three personal bests in one day at Agoura Cubing Returns 2024.
- 28 Oct 2023First competition: Agoura SpookCubing 2023. A 18.18 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UCLA Westerns Warmup 2025 · 24 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- UCSB Cubing 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Agoura Cubing Returns 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- USC Cubing 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Agoura SpookCubing 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.
- Emil Lazaryev — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zack Rubio — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dominic Shoji — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.