People · United States
Nicholas Ylagan
2×2 · top 34.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023YLAG01
Nicholas Ylagan has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.63, set at Vegas Cubing Cup Summer 2025, puts him in the top 34.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13,788th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since January 2023, he has put 29 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.43 in January 2023 to 28.65, a 29% 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 12.87 | top 34.6% | 13,788 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 28.65 | 38.37 | top 60.1% | 35,756 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 15.81 | 18.87 | top 84.6% | 24,949 / 28,708 |
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
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-30 3×3: 28.65 at San Antonio Fall 2025.
- 15 Jan 2023First competition: DFW Cubing Winter 2023. A 40.43 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- San Antonio Fall 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Vegas Cubing Cup Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- DFW Cubing Winter 2023 · 15 Jan 2023
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.
- Ryan Ylagan — met in 4 rounds, never finished ahead
- Zachary Tawresey Zapata — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Scarlett Reed — met in 3 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 3.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.