People · United States
Nick Leighton
Pyraminx · top 3.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017LEIG01
Nick Leighton has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.03, set at Midcoast Cubing 2018, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 993rd in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2017, he has put 133 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 3.83 in June 2017 to 3.03, a 21% improvement. Nick has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.03 | 4.35 | top 3.7% | 993 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 4.61 | 6.55 | top 15.3% | 2,398 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 3.91 | 4.96 | top 25.3% | 9,944 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.21 | 22.51 | top 34.7% | 19,372 / 59,724 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Apr 2018Three personal bests in one day at Midcoast Cubing 2018.
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-30 3×3: 18.21 at Lexington Summer 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017First sub-20 3×3: 18.21 at Lexington Summer 2017.
- 10 Jun 2017First competition: Midcoast Cubing 2017. A 30.73 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at Midcoast Cubing 2017.
Competitions
- Midcoast Cubing 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- WPI Fall Cube Fest 2017 · 1 Oct 2017
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Midcoast Cubing 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Hunter Lizzotte — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Aidan McKenzie — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Josh Blackman — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.