People · United States
Nico Sawyer
2×2 · top 21.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025SAWY01
Nico Sawyer has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.57, set at Minnesota Cube Melt 2026, puts him in the top 21.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8,252nd in the United States. Across 3 competitions since October 2025, he has put 56 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.60 in October 2025 to 14.10, a 51% improvement. Nico has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 3.57 | 6.06 | top 21.1% | 8,252 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 14.10 | 18.06 | top 21.3% | 11,498 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.49 | 1:13.75 | top 39.1% | 6,360 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.24 | 14.82 | top 46.9% | 13,509 / 28,708 | |
| Clock | 47.31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 8,644 / 8,927 |
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
- 9 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.10 at Minnesota Cube Melt 2026.
- 9 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Minnesota Cube Melt 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.21 at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025First competition: Cubetcha MN 2025. A 28.60 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Minnesota Cube Melt 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubetcha MN 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
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.
- Lisa Kucala — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Eli Sanderson — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Harnoor Singh — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.