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Nicholas Markopoulos
3×3 · top 10.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2010 · 2010MARK03
Nicholas Markopoulos has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.81, set at Indiana 2011, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,479th in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2010, he has put 267 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.94 in November 2010 to 10.81, a 40% improvement. Nicholas has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 10.81 | 13.94 | top 10.0% | 5,479 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.13 | 8.51 | top 14.0% | 3,734 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.09 | 4.93 | top 15.4% | 6,091 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.31 | 26.49 | top 29.7% | 3,891 / 15,900 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.86 | 1:18.24 | top 48.7% | 8,263 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:01.05 | — | top 52.7% | 1,136 / 2,128 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 11:32 | — | early days — 3 solves | 499 / 740 | |
| Clock | 34.90 | 40.30 | top 89.6% | 8,227 / 9,172 |
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
- 5 Nov 2011Four personal bests in one day at Indiana 2011.
- 12 Aug 2011First sub-15 3×3: 14.59 at United States National Championships 2011.
- 12 Aug 2011Five personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2011.
- 18 Jun 2011Four personal bests in one day at Ohio Open 2011.
- 5 Mar 2011Three personal bests in one day at Dayton Blind 2011.
- 6 Nov 2010First competition: Dayton Open 2010. A 17.94 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ohio Fall 2011 · 10 Dec 2011
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Dayton Fall 2011 · 15 Oct 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- UIndy Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Blind 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Dayton Open 2010 · 6 Nov 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.
- John Brechon — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chester Lian — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Lucas Etter — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.