People · South Africa
Nicholas Gray
Skewb · top 15.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2021 · 2021GRAY01
Nicholas Gray has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.66, set at NSW Open 2022, puts him in the top 15.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event. Across 5 competitions since May 2021, he has put 88 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 6.48 in May 2021 to 3.86, a 40% improvement. Nicholas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.66 | 7.08 | top 15.6% | 0 / 438 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 4.56 | top 24.7% | 0 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 16.18 | 19.05 | top 28.4% | 0 / 2,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.26 | 13.85 | top 38.4% | 0 / 946 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.06 | — | top 61.4% | 0 / 491 | |
| 5×5 | 3:25.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 0 / 221 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:10.69 | — | early days — 2 solves | 0 / 467 |
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
- 11 Jun 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.84 at NSW Open 2022.
- 11 Jun 2022Five personal bests in one day at NSW Open 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022First sub-30 3×3: 20.88 at Brisbane Autumn 2022.
- 2 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Autumn 2022.
- 22 May 2021First competition: Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021. A 32.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Marrickville Mini Open AM 2022 · 16 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Sydney Winter Sunday 2022 · 28 Aug 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- NSW Open 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Brisbane Autumn 2022 · 2 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Marrickville Autumn Saturday 2021 · 22 May 2021
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.
- John Cook — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Matthew Cook — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead once
- Bryan Eng — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.