People · United States
Nicholas Baran
Pyraminx · top 17.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016BARA05
Nicholas Baran has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.71, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2017, puts him in the top 17.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,735th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since June 2016, he has put 148 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.09 in June 2016 to 21.14, a 40% improvement. Nicholas has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 5.71 | 8.08 | top 17.9% | 4,735 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.54 | 6.04 | top 20.7% | 8,127 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 21.14 | 22.83 | top 43.1% | 24,691 / 59,724 | |
| Skewb | 9.10 | 12.34 | top 49.1% | 8,775 / 18,907 | |
| Megaminx | 2:32.59 | 2:51.53 | top 62.4% | 4,733 / 7,841 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.42 | 1:46.43 | top 66.8% | 11,825 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 27.46 | 33.54 | top 81.0% | 7,165 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 1:15.52 | 1:31.73 | top 91.2% | 6,188 / 6,743 |
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
- 18 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Unionville Open Spring 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at Crossroads Cubing 2017.
- 29 Jul 2016First sub-30 3×3: 23.54 at US Nationals 2016.
- 29 Jul 2016Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2016.
- 11 Jun 2016First competition: Duke Summer 2016. A 35.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Unionville Open Spring 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Crossroads Cubing 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Marietta Mystery 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Fall Late Night 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2016 · 29 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Duke Summer 2016 · 11 Jun 2016
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.
- Daniel Wannamaker — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Katie Hull — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
Targets move as he improves.