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Nicky Tang
Pyraminx · top 37.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022TANG03
Nicky Tang has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 8.17, set at Bay Area Speedcubin' 41 2023, puts him in the top 37.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,723rd in the United States. Across 4 competitions since September 2022, he has put 40 official solves on the record across five events. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.83 in September 2022 to 21.49, a 47% improvement. Nicky has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 8.17 | 14.43 | top 37.6% | 10,723 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 21.49 | 28.00 | top 44.1% | 25,349 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 5.66 | 10.72 | top 47.2% | 19,089 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.06 | — | top 68.0% | 12,077 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 57.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,251 / 15,683 |
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
- 4 Dec 2022First sub-30 3×3: 21.49 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 40 - San Ramon 2022.
- 10 Sep 2022First competition: Berkeley Fall 2022. A 40.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dublin California Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 41 2023 · 12 Feb 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 40 - San Ramon 2022 · 4 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022
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.
- Mitchell Lane — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paul Mahvi — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Chris Martin — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 0.17 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 1.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.