People · United States
Dereck Nichols
2×2 · top 33.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024NICH02
Dereck Nichols has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.51, set at Pretzel Mania Summer 2024, puts him in the top 33.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,137th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since March 2024, he has put 49 official solves on the record across three events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 16.22 in March 2024 to 10.17, a 37% improvement. Dereck has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.51 | 9.48 | top 33.0% | 13,137 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 25.19 | 34.07 | top 53.0% | 31,034 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.17 | 12.83 | top 54.4% | 15,863 / 28,708 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Aug 2025First sub-30 3×3: 25.19 at Virginia Championship 2025.
- 9 Mar 2024First competition: New-Cumberland County 2024. A 36.47 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Pretzel Mania Summer 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New-Cumberland County 2024 · 9 Mar 2024
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.
- Brayden Adams — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Henry Kolstad — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Benson Kim — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.