People · United States
Nicolas Bell
Pyraminx · top 9.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018BELL16
Nicolas Bell has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.32, set at KS Air Capital Cubing 2024, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,401st in the United States. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since December 2018, he has put 272 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.19 in December 2018 to 12.43, a 28% improvement. Nicolas has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.32 | 8.41 | top 9.3% | 2,401 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 12.43 | 15.17 | top 15.4% | 8,237 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.17 | 1:27.47 | top 15.7% | 1,071 / 7,841 | |
| Skewb | 5.00 | 7.77 | top 18.1% | 2,872 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 55.37 | 1:04.73 | top 31.2% | 4,920 / 19,072 | |
| 2×2 | 4.40 | 5.21 | top 31.6% | 12,567 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.82 | 1:59.49 | top 39.0% | 3,132 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 13.68 | 17.45 | top 42.5% | 3,410 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.91 | 33.55 | top 48.7% | 6,670 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 33.69 | 38.60 | top 56.3% | 3,720 / 6,743 | |
| 6×6 | 3:37.14 | 3:49.04 | top 57.6% | 2,195 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:25.70 | 5:58.28 | top 58.5% | 1,738 / 3,184 |
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
- 24 Aug 2024Five personal bests in one day at KS Air Capital Cubing 2024.
- 31 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Denver Back to School 2019.
- 16 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019.
- 1 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Wyoming Summer 2019.
- 25 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Colorado Qualifier 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.44 at Rocky Mountain Spring 2019.
Competitions
- KS Air Capital Cubing 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Denver Back to School 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Wyoming Summer 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Colorado Qualifier 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Rocky Mountain Spring 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Skillcon 2018 · 14 Dec 2018
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.
- Aaron Solomon — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Lawrence Nichols — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Raymos Castillo — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.