People · Philippines
Nicholas De Leon
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2015 · 2015LEON04
Nicholas De Leon has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.96, set at Michigan Mini 31 2025, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 250th in the Philippines. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2015, he has put 70 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.06 in July 2015 to 7.96, a 62% improvement. Nicholas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.96 | 9.54 | top 2.7% | 250 / 6,270 | |
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 4.05 | top 7.0% | 259 / 4,257 |
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
- 5 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Michigan Mini 31 2025.
- 17 Dec 2022First sub-10 3×3: 8.31 at Naperville Winter A 2022.
- 13 Jul 2019First sub-20 3×3: 10.16 at Battle for Toledo 2019.
- 13 Jul 2019First sub-15 3×3: 10.16 at Battle for Toledo 2019.
- 10 Jul 2015First competition: Michigan 2015. A 21.06 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Michigan Mini 31 2025 · 5 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Solve 4 Justice Southfield 2024 · 7 Jan 2024
- Naperville Winter A 2022 · 17 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Battle for Toledo 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Michigan 2015 · 10 Jul 2015
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.
- James Hildreth — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- James Holowinski — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jamison Arabo — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.