People · Romania
Luca Nicolas
Skewb · top 19.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023NICO08
Luca Nicolas has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.15, set at Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023, puts him in the top 19.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 61st in Romania. Across 4 competitions since July 2023, he has put 104 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.28 in July 2023 to 15.14, a 21% improvement. Luca has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.15 | 9.65 | top 19.3% | 61 / 401 | |
| 3×3 | 15.14 | 17.03 | top 24.9% | 318 / 1,574 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.18 | 7.89 | top 29.3% | 236 / 825 | |
| 2×2 | 4.31 | 6.12 | top 30.5% | 322 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.67 | 37.83 | top 56.7% | 192 / 411 |
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
- 2 Sep 2023Five personal bests in one day at Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023.
- 16 Jul 2023First competition: Bucharest Summer Cubes B 2023. A 22.86 3×3 single to start from.
- 16 Jul 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.28 at Bucharest Summer Cubes B 2023.
Competitions
- Romanian National Championship 2023 · 2 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Iasi Cubing 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bucharest Funky Cubes 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Bucharest Summer Cubes B 2023 · 16 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best 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.
- Mihai Căpăţinescu — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Radu Mihai Stan — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Matei Corjos — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.