People · United States
Nicolas Bibik
2×2 · top 4.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019BIBI01
Nicolas Bibik has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.00, set at Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,938th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2019, he has put 131 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.90 in March 2019 to 16.13, a 33% improvement. Nicolas has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 2.00 | 4.51 | top 4.8% | 1,938 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 3.26 | 7.29 | top 6.4% | 1,004 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.98 | 8.63 | top 19.9% | 5,407 / 29,168 | |
| 3×3 | 16.13 | 21.59 | top 28.3% | 15,734 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 1:23.60 | — | top 58.9% | 10,336 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:27.57 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5,713 / 9,537 | |
| Square-1 | 39.79 | 48.61 | top 65.1% | 4,331 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.58 | 1:07.36 | top 67.6% | 9,768 / 15,900 | |
| Clock | 26.24 | — | top 78.8% | 7,145 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 5:37.55 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,674 / 4,262 |
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 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at West Branch Summer 2019.
- 16 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019.
- 24 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.47 at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019.
- 24 May 2019Eight personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019.
- 9 Mar 2019First competition: CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019. A 23.90 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- West Branch Summer 2019 · 13 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Chicago Area Twist Spring 2019 · 16 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019 · 9 Mar 2019
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.
- Simon Kellum — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Conard — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Peter Weyers — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.