People · United States
Nicholas Lopez
3×3 · top 5.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024LOPE67
Nicholas Lopez has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.16, set at Oregon Championship 2024, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,996th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since September 2024, he has put 199 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Nicholas has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.16 | 11.49 | top 5.3% | 2,996 / 60,666 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.06 | 15.52 | top 6.3% | 875 / 15,900 | |
| Skewb | 3.56 | 5.42 | top 8.1% | 1,269 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 2.43 | 3.61 | top 8.3% | 3,304 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 39.50 | 43.00 | top 11.6% | 1,741 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.97 | 1:26.66 | top 13.1% | 1,024 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.25 | 8.61 | top 21.9% | 5,953 / 29,168 | |
| Clock | 10.77 | 12.10 | top 28.9% | 2,289 / 9,172 | |
| 7×7 | 3:59.62 | 4:26.05 | top 30.6% | 869 / 3,236 | |
| 6×6 | 2:40.92 | 2:51.71 | early days — 3 solves | 1,126 / 4,262 | |
| Megaminx | 2:05.22 | 2:18.78 | top 48.9% | 3,705 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:09.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,182 / 2,128 |
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 2025Three personal bests in one day at Central Washington Odds 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024Three personal bests in one day at Idaho Championship 2024.
- 13 Sep 2024First competition: Oregon Championship 2024. A 12.37 3×3 single to start from.
- 13 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Oregon Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Central Washington Odds 2025 · 13 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- North Idaho Newcomers 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Spokane Big Cubes 2025 · 22 Feb 2025
- Spokane Winter 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Idaho Championship 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Oregon Championship 2024 · 13 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Ethan George Hayes — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jeremiah Rummerfield — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Coleman Vaughn — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,239 people have one; it is 2.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.