People · United States
Nicholas Flach
Pyraminx · top 8.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015FLAC02
Nicholas Flach has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.20, set at Reno Spring 2018, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,229th in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2015, he has put 145 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 7.53 in October 2015 to 2.64, a 65% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.20 | 7.81 | top 8.7% | 2,229 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 3.19 | top 10.3% | 4,057 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.27 | 8.06 | top 12.8% | 1,984 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 12.45 | 15.67 | top 15.5% | 8,269 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.44 | 25.63 | top 19.0% | 2,455 / 15,683 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:05.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 725 / 2,092 | |
| Clock | 22.76 | 25.79 | top 72.0% | 6,234 / 8,927 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at West Coast Cubing Tour - Reno 2018.
- 28 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Reno Spring 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.77 at SacCubing III 2018.
- 26 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.40 at Newport Spring 2016.
- 26 Mar 2016Three personal bests in one day at Newport Spring 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016First sub-30 3×3: 21.66 at Caltech Winter 2016.
Competitions
- Reno Spring 2019 · 4 May 2019
- West Coast Cubing Tour - Reno 2018 · 18 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Reno Spring 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing III 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Newport Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Caltech Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Irvine Fall 2015 · 11 Oct 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.
- Lucas Flach — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Jeremy Benik — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Chris Martin — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.