People · New Zealand
Nicholas Aitken
3×3 · top 14.1% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022AITK01
Nicholas Aitken has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.04, set at Dualling in Milford 2026, puts him in the top 14.1% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 292nd in New Zealand. Across 2 competitions since December 2022, he has put 38 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.34 in December 2022 to 12.04, a 54% improvement. Nicholas has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.04 | 16.66 | top 14.1% | 292 / 2,145 | |
| 2×2 | 4.75 | 7.54 | top 36.2% | 636 / 1,627 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.89 | 12.49 | top 52.2% | 681 / 1,149 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.05 | 1:39.65 | top 57.7% | 403 / 745 | |
| 5×5 | 2:39.80 | 3:18.57 | top 70.4% | 255 / 364 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:31.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 581 / 607 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026First sub-20 3×3: 15.07 at Dualling in Milford 2026.
- 26 Sep 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.04 at Dualling in Milford 2026.
- 26 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Dualling in Milford 2026.
- 9 Dec 2022First competition: New Zealand Nationals 2022. A 26.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dualling in Milford 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- New Zealand Nationals 2022 · 9 Dec 2022
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.
- Kalvin Lum — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Elyas Eyou — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Harris — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.