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Nicholas D. Burlarley

Skewb · top 4.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2021 · 2021BURL01

Nicholas D. Burlarley has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.92, set at Cubing in the 'Cuse 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 718th in the United States. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since August 2021, he has put 675 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.12 in August 2021 to 10.45, a 58% improvement. Nicholas has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.

Skewb
best event — top 4.6% of 73,281 all-time
2.92
signature single · Cubing in the 'Cuse 2026
675
official solves on the record
11%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 93% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
Skewb2.925.08
top 4.6%718 / 18,907
2×22.284.29
top 6.9%2,720 / 40,951
4×435.8243.42
top 7.5%1,144 / 19,072
3×310.4512.05
top 8.8%4,827 / 59,724
Clock7.859.34
top 14.5%1,112 / 8,927
Square-116.4822.35
top 19.7%1,328 / 6,743
5×51:26.281:36.67
top 24.3%1,892 / 9,401
6×62:46.203:15.08
top 34.1%1,227 / 4,196
Pyraminx7.7710.16
top 34.3%9,681 / 28,708
3×3 one-handed25.9027.53
top 36.6%4,850 / 15,683
Megaminx1:53.17—
top 42.1%3,062 / 7,841
7×75:17.425:31.08
top 56.1%1,656 / 3,184
3×3 blindfolded6:25.15—
early days — 1 solve1,848 / 2,092

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

Empire State Summer B 2021: 25.12ROC the Cube 2022: 19.23Lake Placid 2023: 14.69Cicero 2023: 16.32Empire State Winter 2024: 14.16Saratoga Springs Newcomers 2024: 14.97ROC the Cube 2024: 13.83Gouverneur 2024: 13.43New York Championship 2024: 11.08Binghamton Winter 2025: 12.61Cubing in the 'Cuse 2025: 11.04One-Handed Open NY 2025: 12.80New York Championship 2025: 11.56Cubing in the 'Cuse 2026: 11.15RIT Tiger Twist 2026: 12.40Puzzles in Pittsford 2026: 10.45ROC the Cube NY 2026: 10.5310.4525.121 Aug 202130 May 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

  • Evan Liu — met in 140 rounds, never finished ahead
  • Ethan Qiu — met in 133 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
  • Louis Truong — met in 118 rounds, finished ahead 21 times

Next targets

  • A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.28 away.

Targets move as he improves.