People · United States
Nick Cortese
3×3 · top 22.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018CORT02
Nick Cortese has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.56, set at Ridge Cubing 2019, puts him in the top 22.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 12,413th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since February 2018, he has put 46 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.03 in February 2018 to 14.56, a 34% improvement. Nick 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.56 | 15.63 | top 22.9% | 12,413 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.40 | 4.90 | top 31.6% | 12,567 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.63 | 2:24.58 | top 47.2% | 3,925 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.76 | 1:29.10 | top 51.4% | 8,675 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 49.90 | — | top 76.7% | 11,183 / 15,683 |
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
- 6 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.56 at Ridge Cubing 2019.
- 6 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Ridge Cubing 2019.
- 31 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 15.36 at Rutgers Spring 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018First competition: Binghamton Winter Cube Day 2018. A 22.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ridge Cubing 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Rutgers Spring 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Binghamton Winter Cube Day 2018 · 24 Feb 2018
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.
- Eric Zhao — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lauren Phung — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nestor Sokhan — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.56 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.