People · Australia
Micah Niven
2×2 · top 30.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2021 · 2021NIVE01
Micah Niven has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.30, set at Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026, puts him in the top 30.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,355th in Australia. Across 2 competitions since January 2021, he has put 38 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 34.23 in January 2021 to 18.22, a 47% improvement. Micah has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.30 | 6.64 | top 30.3% | 2,355 / 8,567 | |
| 3×3 | 18.22 | 24.31 | top 34.7% | 3,333 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.46 | 14.88 | top 48.7% | 2,735 / 5,993 | |
| Megaminx | 2:42.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 866 / 1,277 | |
| Square-1 | 51.15 | — | early days — 1 solve | 725 / 899 | |
| 4×4 | 1:52.22 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,348 / 3,051 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:21.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,477 / 2,659 |
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
- 8 Aug 2026First sub-30 3×3: 18.22 at Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.22 at Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026.
- 8 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026.
- 16 Jan 2021First competition: Brisbane Is Back On 2021. A 34.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Toowoomba Carnival of Cubing 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Is Back On 2021 · 16 Jan 2021
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.
- Tommas Austin-Milne — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hayden Ng (吳宇晞) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Laura Ting — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.22 away.
Targets move as he improves.