People · France
Nicolas Fruy
2×2 · top 9.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2010 · 2010FRUY01
Nicolas Fruy has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.52, set at Zonhoven Open 2014, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 346th in France. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since May 2010, he has put 716 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.68 in May 2010 to 12.03, a 42% improvement. Nicolas has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.52 | 4.44 | top 9.1% | 346 / 3,074 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | 35.67 | top 9.9% | 53 / 367 | |
| 3×3 | 12.03 | 14.14 | top 14.0% | 705 / 4,746 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.05 | 9.45 | top 20.4% | 512 / 2,148 | |
| 4×4 | 58.08 | 1:06.22 | top 34.4% | 621 / 1,817 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.13 | 30.39 | top 37.2% | 546 / 1,490 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.94 | 2:18.97 | top 47.4% | 431 / 1,024 | |
| Megaminx | 2:32.97 | 2:45.80 | top 62.6% | 480 / 867 | |
| Square-1 | 47.72 | 1:06.91 | top 73.9% | 392 / 540 | |
| 6×6 | 5:00.03 | 5:23.48 | top 81.6% | 345 / 437 | |
| Skewb | 21.42 | 31.58 | top 91.6% | 1,173 / 1,291 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:18.55 | — | early days — 1 solve | 413 / 434 | |
| 7×7 | 9:51.13 | — | early days — 2 solves | 340 / 372 |
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
- 22 Mar 2014Three personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Open 2014.
- 17 Nov 2012Three personal bests in one day at Hasselt Open 2012.
- 25 Aug 2012Seven personal bests in one day at N8W8 Summer 2012.
- 14 Jul 2012Five personal bests in one day at FLIP Open 2012.
- 28 Apr 2012Eight personal bests in one day at Zune Open 2012.
- 25 Feb 2012Four personal bests in one day at Zonhoven Open 2012.
Competitions
- Open Cube Project 2015 · 11 Apr 2015
- Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014 · 8 Aug 2014
- Open Cube Project 2014 · 12 Apr 2014
- Zonhoven Open 2014 · 22 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Hasselt Open 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 1 personal best set
- HEM MariCubik Open 2013 · 19 May 2013
- Hasselt Open 2012 · 17 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- N8W8 Summer 2012 · 25 Aug 2012 — 7 personal bests set
- FLIP Open 2012 · 14 Jul 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Zune Open 2012 · 28 Apr 2012 — 8 personal bests set
- French Championship 2012 · 20 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Zonhoven Open 2012 · 25 Feb 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Dolmen Open 2011 · 2 Jul 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- Galeries Lafayette Open 2010 · 3 Sep 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Belgian Open 2010 · 22 May 2010
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.
- François Courtès — met in 164 rounds, finished ahead 92 times
- Lars Vandenbergh — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
- Geert Bicler — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 58 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.