People · Argentina
Nicolas Javier Algañaraz
2×2 · top 7.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024ALGA01
Nicolas Javier Algañaraz has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.31, set at Salta al Cubo NxN 2026, puts him in the top 7.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 83rd in Argentina. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since March 2024, he has put 257 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.13 in March 2024 to 12.94, a 57% 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 | Argentina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 3.26 | top 7.2% | 83 / 1,223 | |
| 3×3 | 12.94 | 15.43 | top 17.3% | 305 / 1,717 | |
| Skewb | 5.62 | 7.40 | top 22.9% | 108 / 409 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.00 | 1:32.15 | top 23.8% | 96 / 317 | |
| Clock | 9.96 | 11.71 | top 24.7% | 55 / 187 | |
| 4×4 | 55.10 | 1:13.12 | top 31.0% | 184 / 632 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.48 | 8.20 | top 31.9% | 260 / 841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.57 | 30.83 | top 33.1% | 179 / 618 | |
| 5×5 | 2:30.60 | 2:58.72 | top 66.1% | 196 / 304 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:26.87 | — | early days — 2 solves | 68 / 98 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Pacha Cubing: Jujuy 2026.
- 2 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Salta al Cubo NxN 2026.
- 3 Apr 2026First sub-30 3×3: 12.94 at Tilcara Open 2026.
- 3 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 12.94 at Tilcara Open 2026.
- 3 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.94 at Tilcara Open 2026.
- 3 Apr 2026Six personal bests in one day at Tilcara Open 2026.
Competitions
- Pacha Cubing: Jujuy 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Salta al Cubo NxN 2026 · 2 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Tilcara Open 2026 · 3 Apr 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Salta al Cubo 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Salta al Cubo 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
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.
- Carlos Villanueva — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Awki Giménez — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Mateo Coca — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.