People · Ireland
Daniel Nicholson
Pyraminx · top 7.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2022 · 2022NICH01
Daniel Nicholson has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.86, set at Irish Championship 2022, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 95th in Ireland. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2022, he has put 262 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.57 in January 2022 to 13.36, a 14% improvement. Daniel 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 | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.86 | 11.25 | top 7.0% | 95 / 911 | |
| 3×3 | 13.36 | 14.55 | top 18.7% | 259 / 1,427 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 5.89 | top 25.2% | 328 / 1,163 | |
| Skewb | 6.46 | 10.78 | top 29.4% | 203 / 624 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.75 | 1:26.93 | top 53.2% | 276 / 579 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.52 | 50.35 | top 66.0% | 254 / 448 | |
| 5×5 | 3:01.24 | — | top 78.4% | 233 / 296 | |
| Megaminx | 3:56.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 277 / 283 | |
| Clock | 40.40 | — | top 93.4% | 311 / 331 |
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
- 11 Mar 2023Three personal bests in one day at Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2023.
- 4 Nov 2022Three personal bests in one day at Irish Championship 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.75 at Dublin Open Saturday 2022.
- 20 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Dublin Open Saturday 2022.
- 10 Apr 2022Four personal bests in one day at Seaside Solving Sunday 2022.
- 29 Jan 2022First competition: Wakefield Open 2022. A 15.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Don't Lockup Loch Garman 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Turnin' in Termonfeckin Saturday 2023 · 11 Mar 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Belfast Winter 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Irish Championship 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Dublin Open Saturday 2022 · 20 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Seaside Solving Sunday 2022 · 10 Apr 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Wakefield Open 2022 · 29 Jan 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.
- Tymon Szalinski — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ronan Finke — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Carter Hazley — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.