People · Spain
Nico Buijs Estévez
2×2 · top 0.66% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ESTE06
Nico Buijs Estévez has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.05, set at Fuengirola Cubea 2018, puts him in the top 0.66% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38th in Spain. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2017, he has put 160 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.44 in November 2017 to 15.26, a 42% improvement. Nico 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.05 | 6.06 | top 0.66% | 38 / 3,897 | |
| Skewb | 4.72 | 11.64 | top 16.1% | 389 / 1,699 | |
| 3×3 | 15.26 | 16.74 | top 25.4% | 1,072 / 5,202 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.48 | 2:15.53 | top 42.4% | 304 / 889 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.46 | 38.46 | top 52.3% | 644 / 1,335 | |
| 4×4 | 1:19.13 | 1:21.68 | top 55.3% | 872 / 1,778 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.43 | 13.09 | top 56.3% | 1,575 / 2,901 | |
| Square-1 | 37.81 | 43.91 | top 62.6% | 342 / 610 | |
| 5×5 | 3:21.20 | — | top 84.4% | 678 / 874 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:53.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 243 / 274 |
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 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Chanquete Open 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.53 at Fuengirola Cubea 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at Fuengirola Cubea 2018.
- 24 Feb 2018Five personal bests in one day at Altasierra 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First competition: Mijas Open 2017. A 34.31 3×3 single to start from.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-30 3×3: 26.44 at Mijas Open 2017.
Competitions
- Chanquete Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Fuengirola Cubea 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Altasierra 2018 · 24 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Mijas Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 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.
- Guillermo Cascales Ñíguez — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Miguel Ángel González-Herrero García — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead twice
- David Bautista García — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.05 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.