People · United States
Nicholas Tardugno
2×2 · top 4.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016TARD02
Nicholas Tardugno has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.94, set at Big Apple Spring 2016, puts him in the top 4.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,731st in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2016, he has put 123 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 8.78 in February 2016 to 1.94, a 78% improvement. Nicholas has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.94 | 4.26 | top 4.4% | 1,731 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 11.55 | 14.89 | top 12.3% | 6,626 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.02 | 8.18 | top 20.2% | 5,404 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 47.87 | 59.31 | top 22.0% | 3,332 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.99 | 27.32 | top 31.5% | 4,086 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 8.19 | 11.61 | top 42.7% | 7,482 / 18,907 | |
| Square-1 | 30.27 | 46.41 | top 49.9% | 3,262 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:33.41 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,888 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 53.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,776 / 8,927 |
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
- 24 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hudson Valley Open 2018.
- 11 Mar 2017Four personal bests in one day at New York City Winter 2017.
- 22 Oct 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.98 at Princeton Fall 2016.
- 22 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Princeton Fall 2016.
- 21 May 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.09 at Big Apple Spring 2016.
- 27 Feb 2016First competition: Big Apple Cube Clash 2016. A 27.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- PBs in Palisades 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Hudson Valley Open 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Silent Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017
- New York City Winter 2017 · 11 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Big Apple Spring 2016 · 21 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Big Apple Cube Clash 2016 · 27 Feb 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.
- Livia Kleiner — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nestor Sokhan — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Daniel Karnaukh — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.