People · Mexico
Nicolas Rivero Almaraz
Skewb · top 15.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2024 · 2024ALMA07
Nicolas Rivero Almaraz has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.60, set at 555 - Puebla 2026, puts him in the top 15.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 235th in Mexico. Across 9 competitions since July 2024, he has put 241 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 17.32 in July 2024 to 3.29, an 81% improvement. Nicolas has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.60 | 7.79 | top 15.2% | 235 / 1,157 | |
| 2×2 | 3.29 | 5.28 | top 17.7% | 686 / 3,018 | |
| Clock | 8.87 | 11.50 | top 19.3% | 150 / 652 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.84 | 9.47 | top 26.5% | 648 / 2,003 | |
| 3×3 | 16.53 | 19.15 | top 29.5% | 1,663 / 4,263 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.53 | 39.17 | top 50.1% | 909 / 1,672 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.93 | 1:49.43 | top 51.5% | 1,108 / 1,845 | |
| Megaminx | 2:30.48 | 2:39.32 | top 61.3% | 684 / 1,042 | |
| 5×5 | 3:00.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 838 / 1,010 | |
| Square-1 | 1:17.26 | 1:44.82 | top 91.8% | 461 / 516 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 May 2026Five personal bests in one day at 555 - Puebla 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026.
- 18 Dec 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.05 at Mexican Championship 2025.
- 18 Dec 2025Four personal bests in one day at Mexican Championship 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at 444 Puebla 2025.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 28.41 at Mega-Mente Puebla 2025.
Competitions
- 555 - Puebla 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Contrarreloj - San Andrés Cholula 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Mexican Championship 2025 · 18 Dec 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Todo o Nada - San Andrés Cholula 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- 444 Puebla 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Mega-Mente Puebla 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Los Fuertes V2 Puebla 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- D Amicis Puebla 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Puebla de Zaragoza Open 2024 · 13 Jul 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.
- Shasta Rivero Almaraz — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Alexis Rodrigo Cazu Mendoza — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead once
- Shalem Birzavit Meneses Pérez — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.