People · United Kingdom
Nicholas Fernandez
2×2 · top 15.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023FERN53
Nicholas Fernandez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.07, set at Stevenage June 2024, puts him in the top 15.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 899th in the United Kingdom. Across 7 competitions since September 2023, he has put 184 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 91% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.27 in September 2023 to 13.49, a 49% improvement. Nicholas has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 6.23 | top 15.1% | 899 / 4,895 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.68 | 7.50 | top 17.6% | 686 / 3,656 | |
| 3×3 | 13.49 | 16.28 | top 19.2% | 1,288 / 6,689 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.62 | 1:50.22 | top 48.4% | 1,040 / 2,071 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.88 | 37.63 | top 53.1% | 940 / 1,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 835 / 1,151 | |
| Skewb | 13.88 | 18.99 | top 74.3% | 1,818 / 2,421 |
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
- 9 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Stevenage May 2026.
- 6 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.49 at Stevenage September 2025.
- 8 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.33 at Stevenage June 2024.
- 8 Jun 2024Five personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2024.
- 10 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage February 2024.
- 16 Sep 2023First competition: Stevenage September 2023. A 26.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Stevenage May 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2025 · 6 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage June 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage December 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Stevenage June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Stevenage February 2024 · 10 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stevenage September 2023 · 16 Sep 2023
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.
- Harry Allen — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Robinson — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Satya Bhavesh Gala — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.