People · Singapore
Nicholas Ho
3×3 · top 18.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009HONI01
Nicholas Ho has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.28, set at NUS Rubik's Cube Competition 2011, puts him in the top 18.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 422nd in Singapore. Across 5 competitions since February 2009, he has put 120 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 45% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.19 in March 2010 to 13.28, a 34% 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 | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.28 | 17.03 | top 18.4% | 422 / 1,546 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 3.83 | top 18.7% | 246 / 1,053 | |
| 4×4 | 48.59 | 54.09 | top 22.9% | 184 / 462 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.40 | 2:14.91 | top 49.5% | 158 / 251 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.84 | 49.06 | top 57.0% | 325 / 460 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.32 | 32.26 | top 88.5% | 576 / 645 | |
| Megaminx | 4:33.13 | — | early days — 1 solve | 189 / 195 |
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
- 20 Feb 2011Four personal bests in one day at NUS Rubik's Cube Competition 2011.
- 5 Jun 2010First sub-20 3×3: 19.31 at Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2010.
- 5 Jun 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.61 at Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2010.
- 28 Feb 2009First competition: Singapore Open 2009.
Competitions
- Singapore Cubewerkz Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- NUS Rubik's Cube Competition 2011 · 20 Feb 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Johor Rubik's Cube Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube Singapore Open 2010 · 20 Mar 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Singapore Open 2009 · 28 Feb 2009
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.
- Teo Kai Xiang — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Howard Wong Jun Yen (黄俊仁) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Swee Yew Yong — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.