People · Denmark
Nicolai Former
3×3 · top 37.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2009 · 2009FORM01
Nicolai Former has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.13, set at Fuglsangpark Open 2009, puts him in the top 37.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 452nd in Denmark. Across 2 competitions since April 2009, he has put 38 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 40.93 in April 2009 to 19.13, a 53% improvement. Nicolai has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.13 | 23.31 | top 37.5% | 452 / 1,198 | |
| 2×2 | 7.52 | 8.53 | top 64.4% | 626 / 906 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:02.05 | 1:03.23 | top 85.0% | 313 / 380 | |
| 4×4 | 2:20.31 | — | top 89.2% | 400 / 468 |
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
- 31 Oct 2009First sub-30 3×3: 23.19 at Fuglsangpark Open 2009.
- 31 Oct 2009First sub-20 3×3: 19.13 at Fuglsangpark Open 2009.
- 31 Oct 2009Four personal bests in one day at Fuglsangpark Open 2009.
- 4 Apr 2009First competition: Danish Open 2009. A 40.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Fuglsangpark Open 2009 · 31 Oct 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Danish Open 2009 · 4 Apr 2009
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.
- François Courtès — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Henrik Nykjær — met in 9 rounds, finished ahead once
- Gunnar Krig — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.13 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 1.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.