People · Brazil
Nicolas Medeiros Duarte
Pyraminx · top 6.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023DUAR09
Nicolas Medeiros Duarte has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.84, set at Criciúma Open 2025, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 159th in Brazil. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2023, he has put 403 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.82 in August 2023 to 10.12, a 51% improvement. Nicolas has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.84 | 4.87 | top 6.9% | 159 / 3,208 | |
| 3×3 | 10.12 | 11.73 | top 7.8% | 384 / 9,644 | |
| 4×4 | 36.45 | 40.17 | top 8.1% | 86 / 1,855 | |
| 5×5 | 1:05.47 | 1:13.34 | top 8.7% | 43 / 845 | |
| Square-1 | 12.03 | 26.73 | top 10.0% | 46 / 647 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 4.48 | top 13.8% | 475 / 5,137 | |
| 6×6 | 2:18.90 | 2:33.64 | top 19.9% | 43 / 307 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.10 | 1:28.65 | top 21.2% | 158 / 1,062 | |
| 7×7 | 3:34.33 | 3:51.62 | early days — 3 solves | 34 / 269 | |
| Clock | 9.33 | 11.59 | top 21.7% | 138 / 723 | |
| Skewb | 5.62 | 6.41 | top 22.9% | 283 / 1,463 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.34 | 32.22 | top 29.7% | 443 / 1,992 |
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
- 13 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Criciúma Open 2025.
- 16 Aug 2025Six personal bests in one day at Morro Reuter Cubing 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Gurizinho em Osório 2025.
- 14 Sep 2024Six personal bests in one day at Criciúma Open 2024.
- 17 Aug 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Morro Reuter Cubing 2024.
- 20 Apr 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.72 at Itajaí ao Cubo 2024.
Competitions
- Criciúma Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Morro Reuter Cubing 2025 · 16 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Gurizinho em Osório 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Criciúma Open 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Morro Reuter Cubing 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Itajaí ao Cubo 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Morro Reuter em Colônia 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Morro Reuter Cubing 2023 · 19 Aug 2023
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.
- Samuel Barbosa Pinheiro — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Arthur Werner Kolling — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
- Francisco Fadrique Coutinho De Figueiredo — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.