People · United States
Nick Swallow
2×2 · top 19.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2013 · 2013SWAL01
Nick Swallow has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.44, set at Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013, puts him in the top 19.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,631st in the United States. Across 3 competitions since January 2013, he has put 71 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 24% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.80 in January 2013 to 3.44, a 28% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.44 | 7.10 | top 19.4% | 7,631 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 18.96 | 24.46 | top 37.0% | 20,825 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.96 | 54.77 | top 65.2% | 9,254 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.91 | 2:00.55 | top 77.2% | 14,198 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 18.52 | 26.00 | top 90.8% | 26,633 / 28,708 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 21 Sep 2013First sub-20 3×3: 18.96 at Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013.
- 21 Sep 2013Four personal bests in one day at Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013First sub-30 3×3: 23.89 at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 12 Jan 2013First competition: Cube Kingdom 2013. A 32.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013 · 21 Sep 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Kingdom 2013 · 12 Jan 2013 — 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.
- Janelle Tin — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Zavalza — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Dave Wing — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.