People · United States
Nicholas Sia
3×3 · top 14.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009SIAN01
Nicholas Sia has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.02, set at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010, puts him in the top 14.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,485th in the United States. Across 8 competitions since March 2009, he has put 268 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 9 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.11 in March 2009 to 12.02, a 50% 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 | 12.02 | 13.76 | top 14.0% | 7,485 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 4.96 | top 19.4% | 7,631 / 40,951 | |
| Square-1 | 17.84 | 28.42 | top 23.0% | 1,521 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.65 | 10.73 | top 25.0% | 6,829 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.00 | 28.86 | top 28.8% | 3,717 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 55.34 | 1:04.15 | top 31.1% | 4,917 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.44 | 2:13.33 | top 48.3% | 4,038 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 2:17.91 | 2:27.48 | top 55.3% | 4,148 / 7,841 | |
| Clock | 18.38 | 24.83 | top 59.9% | 5,038 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:28.80 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,543 / 2,092 | |
| 6×6 | 4:42.68 | 4:46.79 | top 77.8% | 3,097 / 4,196 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 62 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,956 / 2,040 |
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
- 6 Aug 2010Six personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 5 Jun 2010Four personal bests in one day at Ohio Open 2010.
- 1 May 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.25 at Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010.
- 1 May 2010Four personal bests in one day at Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010.
- 27 Feb 2010Four personal bests in one day at Indiana Winter 2010.
- 21 Nov 2009Six personal bests in one day at Thankscubing Day 2009.
Competitions
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2010 · 5 Jun 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Carnegie Mellon Spring 2010 · 1 May 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana Winter 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Thankscubing Day 2009 · 21 Nov 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Indiana Summer Open 2009 · 25 Jul 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Motor City Open 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Ohio Open 2009 · 28 Mar 2009 — 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.
- Dan Cohen — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- James Hildreth — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Shaden Smith — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.