People · United States
Nick Purdy
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017PURD01
Nick Purdy has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.87, set at Cubing in the Ville 2022, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,536th in the United States. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2017, he has put 263 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.18 in October 2017 to 8.87, a 56% improvement. Nick has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 8.87 | 10.34 | top 4.6% | 2,536 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.01 | 15.89 | top 6.1% | 849 / 15,683 | |
| 2×2 | 3.07 | 4.15 | top 15.1% | 5,906 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 5.23 | 8.17 | top 20.0% | 3,169 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 47.23 | 53.81 | top 21.1% | 3,205 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.17 | 11.51 | top 29.3% | 8,102 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.01 | 1:46.74 | top 35.2% | 2,509 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.04 | 1:55.04 | top 36.9% | 2,940 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 46.27 | — | early days — 1 solve | 4,767 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 4:44.68 | 4:50.02 | early days — 3 solves | 3,120 / 4,196 |
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
- 3 Jun 2022Three personal bests in one day at Buccaneer Bonanza 2022.
- 16 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at Derby City Open 2019.
- 1 Dec 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at Indianapolis Fall 2018.
- 1 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Indianapolis Fall 2018.
- 31 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Music City Speedsolving 2018.
- 24 Jun 2018First sub-20 3×3: 11.31 at Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Ville 2022 · 3 Sep 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Buccaneer Bonanza 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2019 · 1 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Derby City Open 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Indianapolis Fall 2018 · 1 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Music City Speedsolving 2018 · 31 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Cardinal Bird Fiesta 2018 · 24 Jun 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- St. Boois 2017 · 29 Oct 2017
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.
- Jake M. Hanson — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Miles Lentz — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Nolan Wood — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.