People · Canada
Nicholas Friesen
3×3 · top 11.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017FRIE08
Nicholas Friesen has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.31, set at FargoDome 2023, puts him in the top 11.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,077th in Canada. Across 9 competitions since November 2017, he has put 426 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.09 in November 2017 to 11.31, a 64% improvement. Nicholas has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.31 | 13.15 | top 11.5% | 1,077 / 10,392 | |
| Skewb | 4.57 | 8.54 | top 15.0% | 326 / 2,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.71 | 8.26 | top 17.9% | 728 / 4,858 | |
| 2×2 | 3.49 | 5.67 | top 20.1% | 1,347 / 7,173 | |
| 4×4 | 55.77 | 1:02.45 | top 31.7% | 829 / 3,118 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.54 | 36.28 | top 43.2% | 975 / 2,620 | |
| Clock | 14.67 | 19.21 | top 46.6% | 419 / 1,029 | |
| Square-1 | 30.82 | 36.35 | top 50.9% | 446 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.71 | 2:15.35 | top 50.9% | 677 / 1,499 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.07 | — | top 66.0% | 807 / 1,375 | |
| 6×6 | 4:13.80 | 4:54.86 | top 69.9% | 411 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 7:16.82 | 7:23.82 | top 82.7% | 392 / 503 |
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 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Grand Forks 2025.
- 6 May 2023Five personal bests in one day at FargoDome 2023.
- 18 Jun 2022First sub-15 3×3: 12.37 at Winnipeg Open 2022.
- 18 Jun 2022Seven personal bests in one day at Winnipeg Open 2022.
- 23 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Fargo Fall 2019.
- 17 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at Fargo Fall 2018.
Competitions
- Grand Forks 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Fall Morning 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
- FargoDome 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 7 personal bests set
- Fargo Fall 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2019 · 19 Oct 2019
- Fargo Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Winnipeg Open 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Fargo Fall 2017 · 12 Nov 2017
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.
- Walker Welch — met in 78 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Bitz — met in 53 rounds, never finished ahead
- Carter Kucala — met in 52 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.