People · Costa Rica
Nahúm Briceño Araya
3×3 · top 9.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018ARAY02
Nahúm Briceño Araya has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.82, set at Cube Factory Masters Desamparados 2023, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 46th in Costa Rica. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2018, he has put 55 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.81 in July 2018 to 10.82, a 55% improvement. He 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 | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.82 | 12.21 | top 9.9% | 46 / 367 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.13 | 24.65 | top 20.8% | 33 / 135 | |
| 2×2 | 4.04 | 5.72 | top 27.0% | 102 / 307 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.16 | 14.25 | top 37.5% | 92 / 225 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.68 | 1:12.32 | top 41.4% | 76 / 130 |
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 Jul 2023Five personal bests in one day at Cube Factory Masters Desamparados 2023.
- 13 Jul 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.40 at Cubing Heredia 2019.
- 13 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.40 at Cubing Heredia 2019.
- 14 Jul 2018First competition: Costa Rica Nationals 2018. A 23.81 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube Factory Masters Desamparados 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Heredia 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Costa Rica Nationals 2018 · 14 Jul 2018
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.
- Andrés Hernández Cabrera — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jason Conejo Aguilar — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Andres Daniel Navarro Flores — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.