People · United States
Cristian Nieves
4×4 · top 5.8% of 83,917 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016NIEV01
Cristian Nieves has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 34.00, set at ERAU Speedcubing Fall 2019, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 899th in the United States. Until November 2010, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since June 2016, he has put 183 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.09 in June 2016 to 9.57, a 21% improvement. Cristian has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 34.00 | 37.87 | top 5.8% | 899 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 | 9.57 | 11.61 | top 6.3% | 3,472 / 59,724 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.86 | 1:10.60 | top 7.1% | 569 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 2:58.86 | 3:06.90 | top 10.3% | 279 / 3,184 | |
| 2×2 | 2.95 | 4.32 | top 13.7% | 5,371 / 40,951 | |
| 6×6 | 2:18.22 | 2:34.60 | early days — 3 solves | 694 / 4,196 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.45 | 17.28 | top 23.4% | 6,345 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:30.29 | 1:34.24 | top 28.3% | 1,968 / 7,841 |
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
- 19 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at ERAU Speedcubing Fall 2019.
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at Winter Warmup 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Winter Warmup 2018.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Cubing Knights 2016. A 12.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- ERAU Speedcubing Fall 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- ERAU Speedcubing Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- STEM Educ8 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Winter Warmup 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Knights 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Florida Cubing Spring Qualifier 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Knights 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Sean Hartman — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ethan Misteri — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.00 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.