People · South Africa
Nicholas Smith
3×3 · top 55.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024SMIT70
Nicholas Smith has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 26.11, set at Cape Cubes Winter 2025, puts him in the top 55.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 868th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since November 2024, he has put 29 official solves on the record across two events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 24% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.93 in November 2024 to 26.11, a 36% improvement. Nicholas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 26.11 | 33.81 | top 55.0% | 868 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 14.14 | 17.35 | top 89.1% | 1,244 / 1,510 |
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
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.22 at Cape Cubes Challenge 2024.
- 9 Nov 2024First competition: Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024. A 41.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cape Cubes Winter 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cape Cubes Challenge 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Beginner and Blind Cape Town 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 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.
- Maverick Pearson — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luc de Cafmeyer — met in 6 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
- A sub-12 2×2 single — 157,609 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.