People · United States
Nick Rech
Megaminx · top 2.2% of 34,786 all-time · competing since September 2011 · 2011RECH01
Nick Rech has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 42.14, set at McDonogh Worlds Qualifier 2017, puts him in the top 2.2% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 164th in the United States. Until August 2014, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 48 competitions since September 2011, he has put 1,472 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.47 in September 2011 to 8.36, a 64% improvement. Nick has entered 48 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 42.14 | 48.87 | top 2.2% | 164 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 | 8.36 | 10.38 | top 3.4% | 1,954 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.79 | 5.15 | top 6.7% | 1,705 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.72 | 21.47 | top 9.6% | 1,272 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 3.91 | 8.08 | top 10.3% | 1,572 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 42.76 | 49.09 | top 15.4% | 2,330 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 3.11 | 4.91 | top 15.5% | 6,071 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.59 | 1:25.46 | top 20.4% | 1,593 / 9,401 | |
| 6×6 | 3:01.89 | 3:23.59 | top 42.0% | 1,546 / 4,196 | |
| Square-1 | 28.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,063 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:42.59 | — | top 47.3% | 1,017 / 2,092 | |
| 7×7 | 5:11.29 | 5:24.02 | top 54.3% | 1,591 / 3,184 |
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
- 9 Aug 2014Four personal bests in one day at Starlight Open 2014.
- 1 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at US Nationals 2014.
- 26 Jul 2013Three personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 18 May 2013Three personal bests in one day at Newark Head to Head 2013.
- 6 Apr 2013First sub-10 3×3: 8.90 at Cornell Open Spring 2013.
- 3 Aug 2012Five personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2012.
Competitions
- New Hope Open Spring 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- No Place For DNF Spring 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- McDonogh Worlds Qualifier 2017 · 4 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Meadowlands 2017 · 3 Jun 2017
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2017 · 22 Apr 2017
- Slow N Steady Spring 2017 · 2 Apr 2017
- Slow N Steady Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016
- Manhasset Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015
- River Hill Winter 2015 · 7 Mar 2015
- Red Cross Cubing Open 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow n Steady Fall 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Summer 2014 · 6 Sep 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Starlight Open 2014 · 9 Aug 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- US Nationals 2014 · 1 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- CCFC BLD Day 2014 · 28 Jun 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Cornell Open Spring 2014 · 27 Apr 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Yale Spring 2014 · 30 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Winter 2014 · 15 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- River Hill Winter 2014 · 8 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- CCFC Winter 2014 · 1 Feb 2014
- Liberty Science Center Open 2013 · 14 Dec 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Starlight Open 2013 · 16 Nov 2013
- Slow 'n Steady Fall 2013 · 9 Nov 2013
- Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2013 · 12 Oct 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Harvard Fall 2013 · 5 Oct 2013
- CCFC Fall 2013 · 21 Sep 2013 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2013 · 18 May 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Chesapeake Science Point Spring 2013 · 13 Apr 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Cornell Open Spring 2013 · 6 Apr 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Princeton Spring 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- River Hill Winter 2013 · 16 Feb 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Monmouth County Open 2013 · 12 Jan 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2012 · 15 Dec 2012
- Levittown Open 2012 · 1 Dec 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Chesapeake Science Point Fall 2012 · 13 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Princeton Fall 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Summer 2012 · 18 Aug 2012
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Jersey Shore Open 2012 · 28 Jul 2012
- Captain's Cove competition 2012 · 26 May 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Yale Spring 2012 · 29 Apr 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- St. Joseph's College Winter 2012 · 3 Mar 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Newark Head to Head 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Bridgewater Open 2011 · 3 Dec 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Liberty Science Center Open 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Princeton Fall 2011 · 24 Sep 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.
- Corey Sakowski — met in 256 rounds, finished ahead 94 times
- Dan Selzer — met in 226 rounds, finished ahead 69 times
- Ernie Pulchny — met in 185 rounds, finished ahead 84 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.