People · United States
Nicholas Baffaro
2×2 · top 25.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024BAFF01
Nicholas Baffaro has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.93, set at Saint John's Warm Up 2025, puts him in the top 25.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,051st in the United States. Across 3 competitions since October 2024, he has put 51 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 37.39 in October 2024 to 21.46, a 43% improvement. Nicholas 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.93 | 9.37 | top 25.6% | 10,051 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 21.46 | 22.73 | top 44.0% | 25,289 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 19.14 | 21.68 | top 62.2% | 5,258 / 8,927 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.83 | 16.36 | top 72.0% | 21,316 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 11,717 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:23.60 | — | early days — 3 solves | 17,197 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 4:17.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,432 / 7,841 |
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
- 7 Jun 2025First sub-30 3×3: 21.87 at Saint John's Warm Up 2025.
- 7 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Saint John's Warm Up 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First competition: M Moves in Middlebury 2024. A 37.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Brookline Favorites III 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Saint John's Warm Up 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- M Moves in Middlebury 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
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.
- Ryan Durette — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Hayden Cima — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Derek White — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.46 away.
Targets move as he improves.