People · Colombia
Nicholas Valdiviezo
2×2 · top 8.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017VALD19
Nicholas Valdiviezo has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.41, set at Delacuesta Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 257th in Colombia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since September 2017, he has put 274 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.15 in September 2017 to 12.63, a 74% improvement. Nicholas has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 5.10 | top 8.0% | 257 / 3,615 | |
| 3×3 | 12.63 | 15.80 | top 16.1% | 678 / 5,812 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.20 | 12.52 | top 29.5% | 664 / 2,395 | |
| 4×4 | 54.18 | 1:04.26 | top 29.7% | 396 / 1,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.20 | 38.50 | top 49.3% | 546 / 1,175 | |
| Skewb | 14.31 | 18.33 | top 75.9% | 776 / 1,065 | |
| Clock | 28.56 | 35.80 | top 82.6% | 356 / 435 |
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
- 15 Jul 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.63 at Delacuesta Open 2023.
- 15 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Delacuesta Open 2023.
- 1 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bucaramanga 2023.
- 18 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Medellín Explora 2018.
- 9 Jun 2018First sub-30 3×3: 18.99 at New Cambridge School Open 2018.
- 9 Jun 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.99 at New Cambridge School Open 2018.
Competitions
- Lebrija 2023 · 16 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Delacuesta Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bucaramanga 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Caracolí Open 2019 · 3 Nov 2019
- Medellín Explora 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- New Cambridge School Open 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Caracolí Open 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- USTA Winter Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Bucaramanga Cultural 2017 · 23 Sep 2017
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.
- Diego Alejandro Casas Jimenez — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Camilo Guzmán — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Eduard Esteban García Domínguez — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.