People · Colombia
Nicolas Castaño Cruz
Pyraminx · top 6.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023CRUZ17
Nicolas Castaño Cruz has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.71, set at Paulo VI Cartago 2025, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 143rd in Colombia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2023, he has put 325 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.56 in April 2023 to 9.69, a 70% improvement. Nicolas has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.71 | 7.70 | top 6.3% | 143 / 2,395 | |
| 3×3 | 9.69 | 12.82 | top 6.6% | 257 / 5,812 | |
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 3.65 | top 8.7% | 275 / 3,615 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.07 | 20.22 | top 10.4% | 101 / 1,175 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.99 | 1:15.41 | top 45.9% | 655 / 1,270 | |
| Skewb | 9.06 | 16.66 | top 48.8% | 554 / 1,065 |
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
- 29 Jun 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.69 at Unicentro Pereira II 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Libre Cube Challenge 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Five personal bests in one day at Cali Vuelve 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.42 at Yumbo 2023.
- 21 Oct 2023First sub-30 3×3: 15.14 at Unicentro Pereira 2023.
- 21 Oct 2023First sub-20 3×3: 15.14 at Unicentro Pereira 2023.
Competitions
- La Estacion Cali 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Paulo VI Cartago 2025 · 19 Jan 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Único Cali 2024 · 6 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Yumbo Univalle 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Unicentro Pereira II 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubing Yumbo 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Libre Cube Challenge 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cali Vuelve 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Yumbo 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Unicentro Pereira 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Bibliopen Cali 2023 · 29 Apr 2023
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.
- Samuel Martinez Sanchez — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Samuel German Giraldo Quintero — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.