People · Australia
Isaac Nichols
2×2 · top 17.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025NICH05
Isaac Nichols has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.26, set at Try Cubing in St Helens 2026, puts him in the top 17.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,305th in Australia. Across 6 competitions since April 2025, he has put 194 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.16 in April 2025 to 14.01, a 52% improvement. Isaac has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 5.51 | top 17.3% | 1,305 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 14.01 | 16.81 | top 21.0% | 1,885 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.17 | 10.84 | top 37.6% | 2,013 / 5,993 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.24 | 1:22.90 | top 42.0% | 1,114 / 3,051 | |
| Skewb | 9.97 | 16.06 | top 54.8% | 1,787 / 3,534 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.74 | 45.43 | top 54.9% | 1,285 / 2,659 | |
| Megaminx | 2:25.67 | 3:01.12 | top 59.2% | 749 / 1,277 | |
| Clock | 20.44 | 30.59 | top 66.0% | 700 / 1,095 | |
| 5×5 | 2:41.13 | 2:48.49 | top 70.9% | 1,004 / 1,356 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.82 | 1:19.61 | top 85.3% | 798 / 899 |
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
- 3 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Tamar Valley Turning 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.23 at Tassie Summer 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Tassie Summer 2026.
- 15 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.08 at Try Cubing in St Helens 2026.
- 15 Jan 2026Five personal bests in one day at Try Cubing in St Helens 2026.
- 20 Sep 2025Four personal bests in one day at North Tasmania Spring 2025.
Competitions
- Hobart Autumn 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Tamar Valley Turning 2026 · 3 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Tassie Summer 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Try Cubing in St Helens 2026 · 15 Jan 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- North Tasmania Spring 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- TAS State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
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.
- Veer Liu Dogra — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jode Brewster — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lena Buonaccorsi — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.