People · United States
Nicolas Pini
3×3 · top 6.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015PINI02
Nicolas Pini has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.54, set at San Diego Summer 2019, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,497th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2015, he has put 147 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.20 in November 2015 to 9.54, a 59% improvement. Nicolas has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.54 | 12.02 | top 6.2% | 3,497 / 60,666 | |
| Square-1 | 14.43 | 21.06 | top 15.2% | 1,035 / 6,846 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.47 | 20.73 | top 16.4% | 2,150 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.05 | 1:28.72 | top 22.6% | 1,769 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 4.54 | top 26.4% | 10,583 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 6.52 | 7.31 | top 30.0% | 4,981 / 19,164 | |
| 4×4 | 57.83 | 1:08.58 | top 34.2% | 5,540 / 19,354 | |
| Megaminx | 3:00.59 | — | early days — 2 solves | 5,957 / 8,026 |
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
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.54 at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at San Diego Summer 2019.
- 11 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at UCSD Summer 2017.
- 24 Apr 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.18 at St. Francis II: GYM 2016.
- 24 Apr 2016Three personal bests in one day at St. Francis II: GYM 2016.
- 26 Mar 2016First sub-20 3×3: 15.90 at Newport Spring 2016.
Competitions
- San Diego Summer 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- UCSD Summer 2017 · 11 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- TFTI San Diego 2016 · 29 May 2016
- St. Francis II: GYM 2016 · 24 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Newport Spring 2016 · 26 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Caltech Fall 2015 · 21 Nov 2015
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.
- Henry Helmuth — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Elijah Brown — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Andrew Nathenson — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,552 people have one; it is 2.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.