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Nicholas Covey
3×3 · top 17.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2008 · 2008COVE01
Nicholas Covey has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.94, set at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010, puts him in the top 17.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9,215th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since November 2008, he has put 34 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.58 in November 2008 to 12.94, a 30% improvement. Nicholas has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 12.94 | 14.73 | top 17.2% | 9,215 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.88 | 26.86 | top 33.9% | 4,462 / 15,683 |
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
- 6 Aug 2010First sub-15 3×3: 12.94 at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 6 Aug 2010Three personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 22 Nov 2008First competition: Caltech Fall 2008. A 20.48 3×3 single to start from.
- 22 Nov 2008First sub-20 3×3: 18.58 at Caltech Fall 2008.
Competitions
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2008 · 22 Nov 2008 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Alexander Lin — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jeremy Fleischman — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Dzoan — met in 7 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 one-handed single — 15,081 people have one; it is 4.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.