People · Spain
Nico Kupfer
3×3 · top 10.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2007 · 2007KUPF01
Nico Kupfer has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.88, set at Barcelona Winter Open 2012, puts him in the top 10.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 399th in Spain. Across 18 competitions since November 2007, he has put 731 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.44 in November 2007 to 10.88, a 59% improvement. Nico 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 | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.88 | 12.70 | top 10.1% | 399 / 5,141 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.59 | 19.01 | top 11.6% | 120 / 1,315 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.58 | 11.70 | top 16.9% | 533 / 2,865 | |
| 2×2 | 3.30 | 5.40 | top 17.8% | 679 / 3,845 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | — | top 26.7% | 79 / 282 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.46 | 1:07.07 | top 38.0% | 567 / 1,762 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.40 | 2:09.98 | top 41.7% | 290 / 874 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.09 | 2:11.11 | top 44.1% | 306 / 863 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:52.05 | — | early days — 1 solve | 229 / 273 | |
| Clock | 42.56 | 47.27 | top 94.5% | 809 / 876 |
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
- 11 Feb 2012Three personal bests in one day at Lyon Winter Open 2012.
- 26 Jan 2012Four personal bests in one day at Barcelona Winter Open 2012.
- 16 May 2009Four personal bests in one day at Lyon Spring Open 2009.
- 24 Apr 2009First sub-15 3×3: 13.63 at Barcelona Open 2009.
- 24 Apr 2009Five personal bests in one day at Barcelona Open 2009.
- 14 Feb 2009Four personal bests in one day at Montpellier Open 2009.
Competitions
- Lyon Winter Open 2012 · 11 Feb 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Barcelona Winter Open 2012 · 26 Jan 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2011 · 16 Dec 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Spanish Championship 2010 · 17 Dec 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Madrid Open Rubik 2010 · 30 Oct 2010
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Barcelona Rubik's Summer Open 2010 · 9 Jul 2010
- Zaragoza Open 2010 · 9 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Madrid Open 2009 · 10 Jul 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Lyon Spring Open 2009 · 16 May 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Barcelona Open 2009 · 24 Apr 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- French Open 2009 · 14 Mar 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Montpellier Open 2009 · 14 Feb 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2008 · 19 Dec 2008 — 5 personal bests set
- European Championship 2008 · 19 Sep 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Toulouse Summer Open 2008 · 5 Jul 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Barcelona Open 2008 · 2 May 2008 — 6 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2007 · 24 Nov 2007 — 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.
- Alejandro Riveiro Rodríguez — met in 111 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Alejandro Aguado Barahona — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Marcos Ameijeiras Moreno — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 50 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.