People · Guatemala
Nicolás Emmanuel Caniz Batz
3×3 · top 6.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022BATZ01
Nicolás Emmanuel Caniz Batz has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.58, set at Kukulcán Open Quetzaltenango 2026, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41st in Guatemala. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2022, he has put 107 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.40 in July 2022 to 9.58, a 16% improvement. He has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.58 | 10.38 | top 6.4% | 41 / 1,255 | |
| 5×5 | 1:04.73 | 1:13.94 | top 8.3% | 11 / 153 | |
| 4×4 | 38.99 | 44.08 | top 11.0% | 33 / 310 | |
| 7×7 | 3:14.69 | 3:28.21 | early days — 3 solves | 7 / 53 | |
| 2×2 | 3.17 | 5.36 | top 16.3% | 101 / 741 | |
| 6×6 | 2:18.85 | 2:24.76 | early days — 3 solves | 15 / 59 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.65 | 30.36 | top 22.3% | 58 / 313 | |
| Pyraminx | 17.32 | 23.77 | top 88.5% | 415 / 481 | |
| Skewb | 28.45 | 46.15 | top 96.6% | 196 / 206 |
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
- 11 Sep 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Kukulcán Open Quetzaltenango 2026.
- 11 Sep 2026Five personal bests in one day at Kukulcán Open Quetzaltenango 2026.
- 16 Jul 2022First competition: Vení a Cubear a Toto 2022. A 11.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kukulcán Open Quetzaltenango 2026 · 11 Sep 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Q'umarkaj 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Vení a Cubear a Toto 2022 · 16 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Shalóm Melquisedec Batz Rodríguez — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Pablo Say — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Brandon Gil — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.58 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,328 people have one; it is 4.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.