People · United States
Nicholas Lauerwald
2×2 · top 38.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2011 · 2011LAUE01
Nicholas Lauerwald has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.91, set at Park Ridge Open 2011, puts him in the top 38.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15,304th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since March 2011, he has put 40 official solves on the record across six events. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.72 in March 2011 to 21.53, a 56% improvement. Nicholas has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 4.91 | 9.10 | top 38.2% | 15,304 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 21.53 | 28.93 | top 44.2% | 25,403 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 25,019 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 2:10.52 | — | early days — 3 solves | 16,238 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:32.25 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14,792 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 5:38.44 | — | early days — 2 solves | 9,295 / 9,401 |
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
- 30 Jul 2011First sub-30 3×3: 26.19 at Hackley Summer 2011.
- 19 Mar 2011First competition: Newark Head to Head 2011. A 48.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Princeton Fall 2011 · 24 Sep 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Hackley Summer 2011 · 30 Jul 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Park Ridge Open 2011 · 14 May 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Newark Head to Head 2011 · 19 Mar 2011
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.
- Ryan Cangelosi — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mike Kotch — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.