People · United States
Andy Nichols
3×3 · top 17.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2009 · 2009NICH01
Andy Nichols has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.07, set at Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015, puts him in the top 17.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,470th in the United States. Across 12 competitions since December 2009, he has put 138 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.91 in December 2009 to 13.07, a 68% improvement. Andy has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 13.07 | 14.63 | top 17.7% | 9,470 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.83 | 6.63 | top 37.2% | 14,859 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.93 | 48.85 | top 57.1% | 7,957 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:28.01 | — | early days — 3 solves | 17,466 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 35.06 | — | early days — 2 solves | 18,744 / 18,907 |
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
- 12 Feb 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Caltech Winter 2011.
- 29 May 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.31 at San Diego Open 2010.
- 10 Apr 2010Three personal bests in one day at Moose Lodge 2010.
- 27 Feb 2010First sub-30 3×3: 29.84 at Caltech Winter 2010.
- 19 Dec 2009First competition: Discovery Science Center Winter 2009. A 40.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Orange Coast Puzzle Meet 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter Open 2015 · 21 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- St. Francis Winter Open 2015 · 1 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Caltech Winter 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Nisei Week Open 2010 · 21 Aug 2010
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego Open 2010 · 29 May 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Discovery Science Center competition 2010 · 22 May 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Moose Lodge 2010 · 10 Apr 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Bayview Hills Open 2010 · 16 Jan 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Science Center Winter 2009 · 19 Dec 2009
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.
- Cameron Brown — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Devin Corr-Robinett — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Steven Turner — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.07 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.