People · United States
Nicholas David Rios
Pyraminx · top 5.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024RIOS07
Nicholas David Rios has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.44, set at PBs in Palisades Spring 2026, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,364th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2024, he has put 141 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.68 in July 2024 to 10.20, a 45% improvement. Nicholas has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 3.44 | 7.92 | top 5.2% | 1,364 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 4.78 | top 5.4% | 2,134 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.20 | 14.49 | top 8.0% | 4,426 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 52.31 | 1:01.26 | top 27.5% | 4,256 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 10.58 | 12.60 | top 28.0% | 2,156 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.58 | 29.59 | top 35.7% | 4,719 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,750 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 9.89 | 17.50 | top 54.3% | 9,824 / 18,907 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at PBs in Palisades Spring 2026.
- 4 Jan 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing at the Course CT 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.75 at M Moves in Middlebury 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at M Moves in Middlebury 2024.
- 27 Jul 2024First competition: Westport Summer 2024. A 18.68 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PBs in Palisades Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Brown Cubing Day 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Connecticut Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at the Course CT 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- M Moves in Middlebury 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Westport Summer 2024 · 27 Jul 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.
- Clem Tucker — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jaustin Gudbrandsen — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.