People · New Zealand
Nicholas Kjestrup
3×3 · top 35.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2010 · 2010KJES01
Nicholas Kjestrup has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.58, set at Richmond Rumble 2024, puts him in the top 35.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 726th in New Zealand. Across 7 competitions since July 2010, he has put 124 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 45.16 in July 2010 to 18.58, a 59% improvement. Nicholas has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 18.58 | 22.45 | top 35.9% | 726 / 2,095 | |
| 2×2 | 5.45 | 7.32 | top 44.8% | 768 / 1,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.06 | 15.62 | top 53.5% | 688 / 1,141 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.70 | 2:56.98 | top 69.1% | 493 / 722 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:14.93 | 1:36.12 | top 90.8% | 543 / 600 | |
| 5×5 | 4:44.53 | 5:42.31 | top 95.9% | 346 / 355 |
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
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.58 at Richmond Rumble 2024.
- 9 Dec 2012Five personal bests in one day at New Zealand Nationals 2012.
- 16 Jul 2011First sub-30 3×3: 28.25 at Auckland Winter Open 2011.
- 10 Jul 2010First competition: New Zealand Championships 2010. A 45.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pitt Meadows Spring Open 2024 · 26 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Richmond Rumble 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Hamilton Spring 2014 · 5 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Nationals 2012 · 9 Dec 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Auckland Winter Open 2011 · 16 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Waikato Spring Open 2010 · 25 Sep 2010 — 1 personal best set
- New Zealand Championships 2010 · 10 Jul 2010
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.
- David Lim — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- David Yan — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Angelu Cayanan — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.58 away.
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.