People · United States
Nick Vu
2×2 · top 13.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2007 · 2007VUNI01
Nick Vu has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.93, set at Vancouver Summer 2011, puts him in the top 13.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,283rd in the United States. Across 17 competitions since May 2007, he has put 531 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:29.38 in May 2007 to 15.88, an 82% improvement. Nick has entered 17 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 | 2.93 | 6.47 | top 13.4% | 5,283 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 11 of 11 cubes · 58:51 | — | top 15.4% | 111 / 731 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:29.97 | 2:52.67 | top 23.1% | 473 / 2,092 | |
| 3×3 | 15.88 | 19.51 | top 27.4% | 14,997 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 44.00 | top 30.0% | 652 / 2,040 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.55 | 11.09 | top 41.0% | 11,735 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 14.86 | 17.12 | top 47.4% | 3,833 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 1:12.75 | 1:23.23 | top 49.5% | 8,321 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.33 | 40.63 | top 54.0% | 7,497 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 35.50 | 51.34 | top 59.2% | 3,913 / 6,743 | |
| 5×5 | 2:31.97 | 2:54.55 | top 66.7% | 5,819 / 9,401 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 13:33.00 | — | top 72.4% | 302 / 440 | |
| Megaminx | 3:04.83 | 3:17.45 | top 76.0% | 5,949 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 27:26.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 182 / 218 | |
| 6×6 | 5:23.25 | 5:50.21 | top 85.7% | 3,496 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:46.05 | 8:08.44 | top 86.6% | 2,767 / 3,184 | |
| Skewb | 21.05 | 22.83 | top 91.2% | 17,567 / 18,907 |
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
- 21 Sep 2013Four personal bests in one day at Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013.
- 26 Jul 2013Three personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013.
- 8 Jun 2013Four personal bests in one day at Coastal Cubing 2013.
- 2 Feb 2013Three personal bests in one day at Vancouver Open Winter 2013.
- 12 Jan 2013Four personal bests in one day at Cube Kingdom 2013.
- 3 Aug 2012Six personal bests in one day at United States National Championships 2012.
Competitions
- FMC USA 2014 · 26 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2014 · 1 Mar 2014
- Mid-Columbia Cubing Competition 2013 · 21 Sep 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Summer 2013 · 3 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013 · 26 Jul 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Coastal Cubing 2013 · 8 Jun 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open Winter 2013 · 2 Feb 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Kingdom 2013 · 12 Jan 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2012 · 3 Aug 2012 — 6 personal bests set
- Groovik's Cube Seattle 2012 · 10 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Couve Cubing 2012 · 5 May 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- Lynden Open 2012 · 4 Feb 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Winter 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Vancouver Summer 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- United States National Championships 2011 · 12 Aug 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Vancouver Open 2010 · 3 Jul 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- San Diego competition 2007 · 26 May 2007
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.
- Kristopher De Asis — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Janelle Tin — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Kevin Hays — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 29.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.