People · Brazil
Nicolas Lopes Costa
2×2 · top 39.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2024 · 2024COST20
Nicolas Lopes Costa has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 5.04, set at Cearense 2025, puts him in the top 39.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,512th in Brazil. Across 3 competitions since September 2024, he has put 54 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.96 in September 2024 to 22.98, a 15% improvement. Nicolas 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 | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 5.04 | 6.36 | top 39.8% | 1,512 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 | 22.98 | 25.54 | top 47.9% | 3,169 / 9,644 | |
| Pyraminx | 20.37 | 21.23 | top 93.3% | 2,863 / 3,208 |
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
- 28 Sep 2024First competition: Iguatemi Fortaleza V 2024. A 26.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cearense 2025 · 14 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Natal Mágico RioMar Kennedy Fortaleza 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Iguatemi Fortaleza V 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 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.
- Gabriel Nascimento Sousa — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lucas Cordeiro do Vale Menezes — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lucas Teixeira Holanda — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 2×2 single — 73,413 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.