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David Nilsen

2×2 · top 10.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2010 · 2010NILS01

David Nilsen has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.69, set at Trondheim Fall 2011, puts him in the top 10.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 159th in Norway. Across 5 competitions since February 2010, he has put 55 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.27 in February 2010 to 28.40, a 39% improvement. David has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 10.8% of 186,767 all-time
2.69
signature single · Trondheim Fall 2011
55
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingNorway
2×22.698.45
top 10.8%159 / 1,202
3×328.4032.11
top 59.6%884 / 1,609
3×3 Fewest Moves49 moves
early days — 1 solve91 / 117
3×3 one-handed1:19.001:26.50
top 92.2%435 / 513

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

Norwegian Open 2010: 46.27Norwegian Open 2011: 40.02Trondheim Fall 2011: 34.72Norwegian Championship 2012: 28.4028.4046.2713 Feb 201018 Feb 2012

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
  • A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 3.40 away.

Targets move as he improves.