People · United States
Nicholas DelFranco
2×2 · top 9.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018DELF01
Nicholas DelFranco has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.51, set at Liberty Science Center Open 2018, puts him in the top 9.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,543rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2018, he has put 183 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.77 in October 2018 to 11.03, a 30% improvement. Nicholas has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.51 | 5.62 | top 9.0% | 3,543 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.03 | 12.40 | top 10.6% | 5,719 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.55 | 30.09 | top 35.6% | 4,709 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 59.96 | 1:01.79 | top 36.4% | 5,873 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.08 | 8.30 | top 36.8% | 10,443 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:44.24 | 1:55.95 | top 37.2% | 2,672 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:18.68 | 2:25.50 | top 60.3% | 5,177 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 4:22.28 | 5:42.71 | top 72.4% | 2,866 / 4,196 |
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
- 12 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Brooklyn Fall 2019.
- 13 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hudson Valley Summer 2019.
- 25 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Brooklyn 2019.
- 23 Feb 2019Six personal bests in one day at Long Island Winter 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.55 at Liberty Science Center Open 2018.
- 8 Dec 2018Five personal bests in one day at Liberty Science Center Open 2018.
Competitions
- Brooklyn Fall 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hudson Valley Summer 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Brooklyn 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Ridge Cubing 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Long Island Winter 2019 · 23 Feb 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Lower Moreland Fall 2018 · 10 Nov 2018
- New York City Fall 2018 · 21 Oct 2018
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.
- Corwin Cheung — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Louis Meunier — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lauren Phung — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.