People · United States
Nicholas Tender
3×3 · top 32.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022TEND01
Nicholas Tender has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.52, set at Baton Rouge Winter 2026, puts him in the top 32.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18,089th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since October 2022, he has put 80 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.26 in October 2022 to 17.52, a 28% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.52 | 19.03 | top 32.6% | 18,089 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.48 | 5.93 | top 32.7% | 12,990 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.74 | 14.46 | top 51.0% | 14,807 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 1:37.85 | — | early days — 3 solves | 12,360 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.02 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,359 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 17.35 | 21.92 | top 84.8% | 16,320 / 18,907 |
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
- 2 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.52 at Baton Rouge Winter 2026.
- 2 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Baton Rouge Winter 2026.
- 29 Oct 2022First competition: Cowbell Cubing 2022. A 24.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Baton Rouge Winter 2026 · 2 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- LA Unorthodox Twistgiving 2025 · 29 Nov 2025
- Baton Rouge Winter B 2025 · 4 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Baton Rouge Winter 2023 · 7 Jan 2023
- Cowbell Cubing 2022 · 29 Oct 2022
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.
- RJ Gohn — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rowan Stough — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Laiche — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.52 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.