People · Ireland
Arthur Nicell
2×2 · top 4.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2022 · 2022NICE01
Arthur Nicell has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.97, set at Dublin Open Sunday 2022, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in Ireland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since April 2022, he has put 202 official solves on the record across eleven 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 20.14 in April 2022 to 11.70, a 42% improvement. Arthur has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.97 | 4.03 | top 4.5% | 80 / 1,163 | |
| 3×3 | 11.70 | 16.04 | top 12.8% | 185 / 1,427 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.57 | 9.49 | top 24.4% | 281 / 911 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.13 | 1:35.73 | top 25.7% | 77 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 53.40 | 1:00.86 | top 28.8% | 138 / 579 | |
| Clock | 11.80 | 12.47 | top 34.0% | 115 / 331 | |
| Skewb | 7.64 | 8.73 | top 38.6% | 250 / 624 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.73 | 33.97 | top 41.2% | 161 / 448 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.14 | 2:16.05 | top 44.8% | 130 / 296 | |
| Square-1 | 28.87 | 32.71 | top 47.3% | 98 / 194 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:02.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 48 / 59 |
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
- 7 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2023.
- 4 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at Irish Championship 2022.
- 4 Nov 2022Six personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2022.
- 21 Aug 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.01 at Dublin Open Sunday 2022.
- 21 Aug 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Dublin Open Sunday 2022.
- 9 Apr 2022First competition: Seaside Solving Saturday 2022. A 20.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Irish Championship 2023 · 7 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Dublin Open Sunday 2022 · 21 Aug 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Seaside Solving Saturday 2022 · 9 Apr 2022
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.
- Namuun Natsagdorj — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead once
- Simon Kelly — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Richard Madden — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.