People · Belgium
Nicolas Aubinet
3×3 blindfolded · top 11.4% of 12,334 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009AUBI01
Nicolas Aubinet has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 54.76, set at Visé Sunday Open 2026, puts him in the top 11.4% of the 12,334 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 9th in Belgium. Across 8 competitions since February 2009, he has put 111 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.59 in February 2009 to 18.99, a 36% improvement. Nicolas has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 54.76 | — | top 11.4% | 9 / 68 | |
| 3×3 | 18.99 | 22.64 | top 37.2% | 448 / 1,113 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.28 | 1:28.51 | top 51.0% | 228 / 464 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.69 | 1:00.20 | top 71.3% | 218 / 314 | |
| Pyraminx | 14.93 | 20.75 | top 81.6% | 521 / 605 | |
| Megaminx | 3:23.52 | 3:31.15 | early days — 3 solves | 176 / 203 | |
| 2×2 | 12.28 | 15.42 | top 85.1% | 711 / 783 |
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 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Visé Sunday Open 2026.
- 1 Nov 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.53 at Hasselt Open 2014.
- 22 Mar 2014Three personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Open 2014.
- 28 Feb 2009First competition: Belgian Open 2009. A 29.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Visé Sunday Open 2026 · 13 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Visé Open Sunday 2024 · 22 Sep 2024
- N8W8 Summer 2015 · 1 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015
- Eat Sleep Cube Repeat 2014 · 21 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Hasselt Open 2014 · 1 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2014 · 22 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2009 · 28 Feb 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 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Jan Bentlage — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-50 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,224 people have one; it is 4.76 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 3.99 away.
Targets move as he improves.