People · United States
Nick Arvin
3×3 · top 4.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022ARVI03
Nick Arvin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.99, set at Cincinnati Speed Solving 2024, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,760th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2022, he has put 155 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.04 in September 2022 to 8.99, a 25% improvement. Nick 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.99 | 11.03 | top 4.9% | 2,760 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.27 | 7.93 | top 9.0% | 2,381 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 3.13 | 4.33 | top 15.8% | 6,283 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.12 | 26.18 | top 23.6% | 3,069 / 15,900 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:02.94 | 3:49.57 | top 53.4% | 1,149 / 2,128 | |
| Skewb | 10.68 | 14.62 | top 59.1% | 10,989 / 19,164 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | 50.33 | top 71.6% | 1,496 / 2,059 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 23:14 | — | early days — 1 solve | 646 / 740 |
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
- 27 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cincinnati Speed Solving 2024.
- 21 Jan 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.53 at FMC in a Gem City Temple 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Bluegrass Fall 2022. A 12.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cincinnati Speed Solving 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mason Cube Challenge 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ohio State RPAC Cube Clash 2024 · 23 Mar 2024
- Bluegrass Bash 2023 · 2 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- FMC in a Gem City Temple 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Buckeye Big Brain 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bluegrass Fall 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 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.
- Chris Nankervis — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Steven Wintringham — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Carson Miller — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.