People · United States
Nicholas Gatsos
2×2 · top 17.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023GATS01
Nicholas Gatsos has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.23, set at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024, puts him in the top 17.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6,642nd in the United States. Across 12 competitions since November 2023, he has put 217 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.09 in November 2023 to 18.33, a 54% improvement. Nicholas has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 3.23 | 5.23 | top 17.0% | 6,642 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.33 | 20.59 | top 35.1% | 19,607 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.20 | 12.94 | top 37.9% | 10,804 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 9.44 | 16.94 | top 51.4% | 9,224 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.67 | 1:26.77 | top 78.2% | 11,492 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 2:04.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 15,707 / 19,072 | |
| Clock | 31.11 | 45.45 | top 85.7% | 7,623 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 17 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Gem City: The Birthplace of Aviation OH 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.44 at Mason Cube Challenge 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Mason Cube Challenge 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 25.89 at Gem City First in Flight 2024.
- 19 Nov 2023First competition: Swoop in Again Oxford 2023. A 40.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing by the Kings OH 2025 · 24 Aug 2025
- Gem City Pre-Flight Warm Up OH 2025 · 28 Jun 2025
- Northern Kentucky 2025 · 3 May 2025
- Cincinnati Speed Solving 2025 · 22 Feb 2025
- Don't Pop Preble 2024 · 14 Dec 2024
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Gem City: The Birthplace of Aviation OH 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cincinnati Speed Solving 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Mason Cube Challenge 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Gem City First in Flight 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Across the Woods Kentucky B 2023 · 17 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Swoop in Again Oxford 2023 · 19 Nov 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.
- Evan Brown — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrew Sotto — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
- Eli Miller — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.33 away.
Targets move as he improves.