People · United States
Nick Cafolla
2×2 · top 28.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2010 · 2010CAFO01
Nick Cafolla has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.15, set at UIndy Open 2011, puts him in the top 28.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11,245th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since July 2010, he has put 211 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.69 in July 2010 to 17.41, a 39% improvement. Nick has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 4.15 | 6.19 | top 28.4% | 11,245 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 17.41 | 24.09 | top 32.3% | 17,888 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.93 | 23.46 | top 35.6% | 10,065 / 28,708 | |
| Square-1 | 47.34 | 1:42.16 | top 73.6% | 4,844 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.93 | 1:01.30 | top 74.8% | 10,840 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:54.65 | 2:30.46 | top 79.2% | 14,644 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 3:30.55 | 4:23.54 | top 86.6% | 8,042 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 4:50.65 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,657 / 7,841 |
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 Oct 2011First sub-20 3×3: 17.41 at Dayton Fall 2011.
- 15 Oct 2011Four personal bests in one day at Dayton Fall 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011Four personal bests in one day at UIndy Open 2011.
- 17 Jul 2010First competition: Cat and Mouse 2010. A 28.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Indiana 2012 · 3 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Fall 2011 · 15 Oct 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- UIndy Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Dayton Blind 2011 · 5 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- UIUC Spring 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Dayton Open 2010 · 6 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- DeVry University Open 2010 · 2 Oct 2010
- Cat and Mouse 2010 · 17 Jul 2010
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.
- Bobby Krupa — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- John Brechon — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Chester Lian — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.