People · United States
Marc Nieves
Pyraminx · top 13.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025NIEV02
Marc Nieves has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.98, set at RVA Spring 2026, puts him in the top 13.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,395th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since May 2025, he has put 113 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 11.89 in May 2025 to 4.98, a 58% improvement. Marc 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.98 | 7.44 | top 13.0% | 3,395 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 13.56 | 17.95 | top 19.4% | 10,441 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.44 | 7.27 | top 44.6% | 17,998 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:28.20 | 1:41.43 | top 62.3% | 10,880 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 38.90 | 43.57 | top 63.8% | 9,019 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 3:12.07 | 4:02.05 | top 78.3% | 6,164 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 3:49.51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,480 / 9,401 |
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
- 31 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.56 at RVA Spring 2026.
- 31 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at RVA Spring 2026.
- 21 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.25 at Colonial Cube Clash VA Summer 2025.
- 24 May 2025First competition: North Carolina Championship 2025. A 22.07 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Colonial Cube Clash VA 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- RVA Spring 2026 · 31 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Virginia Championship 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Colonial Cube Clash VA Summer 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- North Carolina Championship 2025 · 24 May 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.
- Griffin Kim — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Lee — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sarah Kim — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.