People · Canada
Nicholas Smith
Pyraminx · top 7.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2016 · 2016SMIT19
Nicholas Smith has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.92, set at Oakville Limited Spring 2018, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 255th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2016, he has put 150 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 19.00 in June 2016 to 3.92, a 79% 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.92 | 7.94 | top 7.3% | 255 / 4,858 | |
| Skewb | 4.29 | 8.76 | top 13.0% | 277 / 2,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 5.34 | top 18.5% | 1,235 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 13.62 | 14.23 | top 19.6% | 1,860 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.34 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,790 / 2,620 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Jul 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.62 at Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022.
- 27 Jan 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.72 at Oakville Limited Winter 2018.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-30 3×3: 28.86 at Newmarket Open 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Newmarket Open 2017.
- 18 Jun 2016First competition: Newmarket Open 2016. A 51.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018
- Oakville Limited Spring 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Oakville Limited Winter 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Oakville Limited Fall 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Battle of Waterloo 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Newmarket Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Newmarket Open 2016 · 18 Jun 2016
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.
- Nicholas Patterson — met in 31 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brennen Lin — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brady Metherall — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.