People · Canada
Nicholas Seto
2×2 · top 0.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018SETO01
Nicholas Seto has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.97, set at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022, puts him in the top 0.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 31st in Canada. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2018, he has put 90 official solves on the record across eight events. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.73 in September 2018 to 0.97, an 83% improvement. Nicholas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 0.97 | 4.44 | top 0.5% | 31 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 11.02 | 13.62 | top 10.5% | 973 / 10,392 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.35 | 10.53 | top 15.4% | 612 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.18 | 33.65 | top 29.2% | 646 / 2,620 | |
| Skewb | 7.85 | 11.37 | top 40.1% | 1,012 / 2,907 | |
| Square-1 | 26.69 | 39.66 | top 42.8% | 373 / 952 | |
| 4×4 | 1:26.36 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,728 / 3,118 | |
| 5×5 | 2:59.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,078 / 1,499 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.95 at Newmarket Open 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2019.
- 29 Sep 2018First competition: Oakville Limited Fall 2018. A 17.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- No 3x3x3 Cambridge 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Richmond Hill Summer 2019 · 29 Jun 2019
- Newmarket Open 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Oakville Limited Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018
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.
- Arhaan Sareen — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Brennen Lin — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.