People · Bolivia
Nicolas Cardenas Claros
Skewb · top 1.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017CLAR02
Nicolas Cardenas Claros has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.86, set at New Challenge Santa Cruz 2019, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1st in Bolivia. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since January 2017, he has put 992 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.61 in January 2017 to 8.93, a 46% improvement. Nicolas has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Bolivia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.86 | 4.50 | top 1.0% | 1 / 257 | |
| 2×2 | 1.93 | 3.26 | top 4.3% | 41 / 1,269 | |
| 3×3 | 8.93 | 10.52 | top 4.7% | 65 / 2,776 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.64 | 5.02 | top 6.0% | 38 / 938 | |
| 4×4 | 36.93 | 41.50 | top 8.6% | 45 / 504 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.52 | 21.17 | top 9.2% | 39 / 425 | |
| 5×5 | 1:31.30 | 1:40.07 | top 28.3% | 65 / 220 | |
| Clock | 11.31 | 12.88 | top 31.6% | 41 / 109 | |
| Square-1 | 25.04 | 33.24 | top 39.2% | 33 / 83 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.88 | 2:16.50 | top 44.5% | 105 / 240 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 45.00 | top 44.7% | 16 / 63 | |
| 6×6 | 3:51.95 | — | top 62.8% | 64 / 84 | |
| 7×7 | 5:54.98 | — | early days — 3 solves | 53 / 70 |
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
- 27 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at New Challenge Santa Cruz 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Speed Challenge Santa Cruz 2019.
- 18 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Santa Cruz Open 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Santa Cruz Spring Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at San Rafael 50 Aniversario 2018.
- 5 Jul 2018Six personal bests in one day at Bolivia Nationals 2018.
Competitions
- Cuñape Open SCZ 2026 · 23 Jan 2026
- Sunset Cubing Santa Cruz 2022 · 4 Jun 2022
- Villa Rosita 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Unifranz Santa Cruz 2019 · 12 Jul 2019
- New Challenge Santa Cruz 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Speed Challenge Santa Cruz 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Cruz Open 2018 · 18 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- FMC Americas 2018 · 4 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Santa Cruz Spring Open 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- San Rafael 50 Aniversario 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Bolivia Nationals 2018 · 5 Jul 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Speedcuber Forever 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Friends & Cubes SC 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Speed in Colors 2018 · 19 Jan 2018 — 10 personal bests set
- Yo Rubik 2.0 S-C 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Santa Cruz Winter 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Santa Cruz Rubik's Challenge 2017 · 27 Jan 2017 — 3 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.
- Rodrigo Paz Vaca — met in 187 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Fabricio Andrés Yañez Terrazas — met in 184 rounds, finished ahead 103 times
- Joseph Daniel Blas Sanchez — met in 183 rounds, finished ahead 97 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.