People · United States
Nicholas Melanson
3×3 · top 32.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2025 · 2025MELA01
Nicholas Melanson has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.28, set at Wakefield MA Spring 2026, puts him in the top 32.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17,948th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since July 2025, he has put 55 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.08 in July 2025 to 17.28, a 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.28 | 24.03 | top 32.0% | 17,948 / 60,666 | |
| Clock | 14.71 | 16.51 | top 46.8% | 3,882 / 9,172 | |
| 2×2 | 5.88 | 6.52 | top 49.7% | 20,525 / 41,674 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.32 | 14.33 | top 62.8% | 18,783 / 29,168 | |
| Skewb | 18.64 | 22.81 | top 87.4% | 17,048 / 19,164 |
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
- 4 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.28 at Wakefield MA Spring 2026.
- 8 Feb 2026Three personal bests in one day at The Battle of Concord MA 2026.
- 14 Jul 2025First competition: Lexington Weeknights III 2025. A 24.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Wakefield MA Spring 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- The Battle of Concord MA 2026 · 8 Feb 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ipswich Fall 2025 · 13 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Weeknights III 2025 · 14 Jul 2025
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.
- Syed Mekaeel Ghani — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Jacob Carubia — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Svirsky — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.28 away.
- A sub-12 Clock single — 11,464 people have one; it is 2.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.