People · United States
Nicky Steingraber
3×3 · top 3.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2016 · 2016STEI04
Nicky Steingraber has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.42, set at Get Ahead in Andalusia 2023, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,023rd in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since April 2016, he has put 411 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.49 in April 2016 to 8.42, a 64% improvement. Nicky has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 8.42 | 10.82 | top 3.6% | 2,023 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.13 | 2.99 | top 5.7% | 2,260 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.77 | 6.08 | top 6.6% | 1,686 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 3.82 | 5.75 | top 9.7% | 1,486 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.07 | 21.09 | top 12.7% | 1,650 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 47.16 | 59.42 | top 21.0% | 3,195 / 19,072 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.19 | 1:48.97 | top 31.7% | 2,505 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.23 | 2:01.88 | top 40.5% | 2,930 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:57.32 | 4:14.25 | top 64.5% | 2,498 / 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
- 13 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025.
- 11 Nov 2023Five personal bests in one day at Get Ahead in Andalusia 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023First sub-10 3×3: 8.80 at T-Town Showdown 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023Three personal bests in one day at T-Town Showdown 2023.
- 29 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Starkvegas Southern Side Event Special Spring 2023.
- 30 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Terminus 2019.
Competitions
- Alabama Crimson Cubing Fall 2025 · 12 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2025 · 13 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Get Ahead in Andalusia 2023 · 11 Nov 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- T-Town Showdown 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Starkvegas Southern Side Event Special Spring 2023 · 29 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Terminus 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Cobb Cubes Again 2018 · 22 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- GA Cubers Summer Blast 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Pyra Pandemonium 2018 · 19 May 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Rocket City 2.0 2017 · 14 Oct 2017
- No Stress Solving 2017 · 2 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Rocket City 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Marietta Mystery 2016 · 5 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Alpharetta Open 2016 · 23 Apr 2016
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.
- Jared Stinson — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Katie Hull — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.