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Nick Pappas
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2010 · 2010PAPP01
Nick Pappas has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.38, set at Melbourne Cube Day 2011, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 530th in Australia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since January 2010, he has put 474 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.15 in January 2010 to 9.38, a 29% improvement. Nick has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.38 | 11.62 | top 5.8% | 530 / 11,709 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.41 | 5.32 | top 9.8% | 446 / 5,993 | |
| 2×2 | 2.63 | 3.70 | top 10.2% | 766 / 8,567 | |
| 4×4 | 47.15 | 56.85 | top 21.0% | 521 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.84 | 1:34.50 | top 21.4% | 280 / 1,356 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:42.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 130 / 394 | |
| Square-1 | 21.33 | 30.03 | top 31.0% | 298 / 899 | |
| Megaminx | 1:42.36 | 1:49.94 | top 36.0% | 451 / 1,277 | |
| 6×6 | 3:15.02 | 3:29.79 | top 48.1% | 290 / 641 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.47 | 41.90 | top 54.3% | 1,267 / 2,659 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 291 / 468 | |
| 7×7 | 5:57.96 | 6:21.36 | top 67.2% | 319 / 523 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 9:54 | — | early days — 1 solve | 172 / 180 |
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
- 26 Nov 2011First sub-10 3×3: 9.38 at Melbourne Cube Day 2011.
- 27 Aug 2011Five personal bests in one day at Australian Nationals 2011.
- 29 Jan 2011Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Summer Open 2011.
- 13 Nov 2010Four personal bests in one day at Melbourne Cube Day 2010.
- 26 Jun 2010Five personal bests in one day at Melbourne Winter Open 2010.
- 30 Jan 2010First competition: Melbourne Summer Open 2010. A 14.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- YRCC Open 2018 · 18 Mar 2018
- Melbourne Autumn 2015 · 22 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2012 · 24 Nov 2012
- Melbourne Cube Day 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2011 · 25 Jun 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2011 · 29 Jan 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Cube Day 2010 · 13 Nov 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Australian Nationals 2010 · 4 Sep 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Melbourne Winter Open 2010 · 26 Jun 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Melbourne Summer Open 2010 · 30 Jan 2010 — 2 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.
- Feliks Zemdegs — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tim Major — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Cameron Stollery — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.38 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.