People · Spain
Nicolas Cano Bolado
2×2 · top 2.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022BOLA03
Nicolas Cano Bolado has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.66, set at Margarita Open 2023, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 124th in Spain. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2022, he has put 251 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.50 in October 2022 to 9.33, a 19% improvement. Nicolas has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.66 | 3.36 | top 2.9% | 124 / 3,845 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.29 | 4.08 | top 4.6% | 151 / 2,865 | |
| 3×3 | 9.33 | 11.54 | top 5.7% | 225 / 5,141 | |
| 4×4 | 37.82 | 44.48 | top 9.6% | 146 / 1,762 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.50 | 1:06.46 | top 11.3% | 82 / 874 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.74 | 1:20.14 | top 11.4% | 73 / 863 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.31 | 25.35 | top 29.6% | 322 / 1,315 |
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
- 4 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.33 at Parla Open 2026.
- 4 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Parla Open 2026.
- 1 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Velilla Open 2025.
- 25 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at X-Madrid Open 2024.
- 16 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Margarita Open 2023.
- 7 Oct 2022First competition: Campeonato de España 2022. A 11.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Parla Open 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Velilla Open 2025 · 1 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- X-Madrid Open 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Margarita Open 2023 · 16 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Campeonato de España 2022 · 7 Oct 2022 — 4 personal bests set
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.
- Manuel Prieto de Antón — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead once
- Raúl Martínez Redondo — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Santiago Borrego Verde — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.