People · New Zealand
Connor Nicholson
Skewb · top 7.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018NICH05
Connor Nicholson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.48, set at New Zealand Nationals 2020, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 69th in New Zealand. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since June 2018, he has put 611 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 10.07 in June 2018 to 3.48, a 65% improvement. Connor has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.48 | 5.50 | top 7.6% | 69 / 666 | |
| 3×3 | 11.95 | 15.94 | top 13.7% | 284 / 2,095 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.27 | 6.29 | top 14.9% | 211 / 1,141 | |
| 2×2 | 3.37 | 4.94 | top 18.6% | 350 / 1,615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.67 | 26.36 | top 25.1% | 142 / 600 | |
| Megaminx | 1:35.46 | 1:47.90 | top 31.7% | 115 / 283 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.34 | 1:13.60 | top 37.9% | 239 / 722 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.54 | 2:11.83 | top 38.8% | 132 / 355 | |
| Square-1 | 47.56 | — | top 73.8% | 198 / 251 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Aug 2021Three personal bests in one day at NZ North Island Championship 2021.
- 11 Dec 2020Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Auckland Summer Open 2020.
- 13 Dec 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 13 Dec 2019Eight personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2019.
- 5 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.32 at Otago October 2019.
Competitions
- Ōtepoti Winter 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- NZ North Island Championship 2022 · 2 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Popping Off Pukekohe A 2022 · 21 Jan 2022
- NZ North Island Championship 2021 · 13 Aug 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- A New Year in Auckland 2021 · 8 Jan 2021 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2020 · 11 Dec 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Auckland Summer Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2019 · 13 Dec 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Otago October 2019 · 5 Oct 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- WCA World Championship 2019 · 11 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Auckland Spring 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- SNZ Northern 2018 · 23 Jun 2018
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.
- Adrien Auvray Matyn — met in 104 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luke Heath-Edwards — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Liam Wadek — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.