People · United States
Nick Long
3×3 · top 19.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2011 · 2011LONG01
Nick Long has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.56, set at River Hill Spring 2011, puts him in the top 19.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,632nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since February 2011, he has put 60 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.78 in February 2011 to 13.56, a 31% 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 | 13.56 | 17.08 | top 19.5% | 10,632 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.38 | 8.02 | top 31.0% | 8,786 / 29,168 | |
| 2×2 | 4.97 | 6.33 | top 39.0% | 15,907 / 41,674 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.34 | 1:19.78 | top 41.1% | 6,798 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.06 | 43.34 | top 64.1% | 9,189 / 15,900 |
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
- 18 Jun 2011First sub-15 3×3: 13.56 at River Hill Spring 2011.
- 18 Jun 2011Four personal bests in one day at River Hill Spring 2011.
- 19 Feb 2011First competition: Washington DC Winter 2011. A 19.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hackley Summer 2011 · 30 Jul 2011
- River Hill Spring 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Washington DC Winter 2011 · 19 Feb 2011
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.
- Mike Kotch — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lee Thielemier — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Tessa Cookmeyer — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.56 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.