People · South Africa
Nicholas Jared Ponnen
2×2 · top 8.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2022 · 2022PONN01
Nicholas Jared Ponnen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Inni-Horie-Fees 2024, puts him in the top 8.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 83rd in South Africa. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since May 2022, he has put 58 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 22% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.34 in May 2022 to 11.17, a 45% improvement. Nicholas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.47 | 4.42 | top 8.6% | 83 / 1,510 | |
| 3×3 | 11.17 | 14.02 | top 11.0% | 119 / 2,164 | |
| 4×4 | 55.00 | 1:01.92 | top 30.7% | 97 / 491 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.00 | 12.99 | top 44.8% | 354 / 946 |
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
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-20 3×3: 11.17 at Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022First sub-15 3×3: 11.17 at Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022.
- 15 May 2022First competition: Gauteng Autumn 2022. A 20.34 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Inni-Horie-Fees 2024 · 5 Oct 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Inni-Horie-Fees Speedcubing 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Gauteng Autumn 2022 · 15 May 2022
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.
- Ian Luies — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Taariq Hassim — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Christiaan Botha — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.17 away.
Targets move as he improves.