People · Germany
Nicolas Kepper
3×3 · top 17.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016KEPP01
Nicolas Kepper has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.09, set at Hessen Open 2018, puts him in the top 17.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 869th in Germany. Across 7 competitions since May 2016, he has put 333 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.44 in May 2016 to 13.09, a 42% improvement. Nicolas has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.09 | 14.70 | top 17.7% | 869 / 4,109 | |
| 2×2 | 3.63 | 5.82 | top 21.8% | 738 / 2,875 | |
| 4×4 | 49.16 | 1:00.11 | top 23.7% | 448 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.32 | 1:59.56 | top 36.4% | 377 / 1,158 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.35 | 36.24 | top 40.3% | 527 / 1,314 | |
| Square-1 | 27.55 | 42.22 | top 44.7% | 217 / 533 | |
| Skewb | 9.87 | 13.97 | top 54.1% | 703 / 1,169 | |
| 7×7 | 5:48.68 | 6:44.67 | early days — 3 solves | 276 / 510 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:21.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 228 / 343 | |
| 6×6 | 5:15.36 | 5:48.89 | early days — 3 solves | 469 / 586 | |
| Pyraminx | 16.87 | 23.90 | top 87.4% | 1,820 / 1,987 |
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
- 12 May 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hessen Open 2018.
- 10 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at Frankfurt Cube Days 2018.
- 28 Jan 2017Five personal bests in one day at Frankfurt Cube Days 2017.
- 26 Nov 2016First sub-20 3×3: 14.77 at PSKubing 2016.
- 26 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.77 at PSKubing 2016.
- 26 Nov 2016Six personal bests in one day at PSKubing 2016.
Competitions
- Monnem City Cubing 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Hessen Open 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Hamburg Open 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Frankfurt Cube Days 2017 · 28 Jan 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- PSKubing 2016 · 26 Nov 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2016 · 7 May 2016
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.
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead once
- Linus Frész — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jan Bentlage — met in 67 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
Targets move as he improves.