People · United States
Nick Thies
2×2 · top 12.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2016 · 2016THIE02
Nick Thies has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.85, set at CubingUSA Nationals 2017, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,936th in the United States. Across 18 competitions since March 2016, he has put 412 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.10 in March 2016 to 13.02, a 72% improvement. Nick has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% 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 | 2.85 | 3.76 | top 12.6% | 4,936 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.02 | 14.22 | top 17.5% | 9,368 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.94 | 7.82 | top 19.5% | 5,215 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 5.18 | 7.60 | top 19.5% | 3,115 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.75 | 1:18.07 | top 40.4% | 6,575 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.74 | 35.86 | top 48.3% | 6,601 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:13.55 | 2:45.36 | top 52.9% | 3,956 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.19 | 2:34.22 | top 54.9% | 4,643 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 32.99 | 39.98 | top 55.1% | 3,632 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 5:14.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,406 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 8:55.95 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,022 / 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
- 14 Dec 2018Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Georgia Championship 2018.
- 13 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018.
- 21 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Wolfpack Winter 2018.
- 7 Jul 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at CubingUSA Nationals 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.29 at Crossroads Cubing 2017.
- 23 Apr 2016First sub-30 3×3: 25.45 at Alpharetta Open 2016.
Competitions
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019
- Wolfpack Winter 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Georgia Championship 2018 · 14 Dec 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2018 · 13 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Wolfpack Winter 2018 · 21 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2017 · 7 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hendersonville Spring 2017 · 23 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- All Aboard 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Crossroads Cubing 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- ODU Big Blue Winter 2016 · 3 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Fall Late Night 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Discovery Place 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Spontaneous Summer 2016 · 17 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Spring 2016 · 18 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Duke Summer 2016 · 11 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Alpharetta Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Virginia Open Spring 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Athens Spring 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best 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.
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead once
- Raymond Goslow — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead once
- Jared Stinson — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.