People · Colombia
Nicolas Ruales
2×2 · top 2.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022RUAL01
Nicolas Ruales has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.63, set at Bucaramanga 2023, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 90th in Colombia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since November 2022, he has put 470 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.10 in November 2022 to 9.88, a 39% improvement. Nicolas has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.63 | 4.08 | top 2.7% | 90 / 3,615 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.76 | 4.93 | top 6.5% | 147 / 2,395 | |
| 3×3 | 9.88 | 12.01 | top 7.1% | 272 / 5,812 | |
| 4×4 | 55.01 | 1:01.03 | top 30.7% | 416 / 1,270 | |
| Skewb | 8.55 | 9.53 | top 45.4% | 517 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.72 | 38.94 | top 48.3% | 533 / 1,175 |
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
- 22 Mar 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.88 at Nada Que Ver Bucaramanga 2026.
- 27 Dec 2025Three personal bests in one day at Delacuesta Xmas 2025.
- 13 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.65 at Prenacionales Bucaramanga 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at El Carmen de Viboral 2023.
- 19 Nov 2022First competition: Bucaramanga Cultural 2022. A 16.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Delacuesta PRs 2026 · 17 Aug 2026
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Road To SAC Santander 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nada Que Ver Bucaramanga 2026 · 22 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Delacuesta Xmas 2025 · 27 Dec 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Delacuesta Returns 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- 15 Años San Silvestre 2024 · 7 Jul 2024
- San Silvestre Cube Masters 2023 · 2 Sep 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Regionales Santander 2023 · 18 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucaramanga 2023 · 1 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Prenacionales Bucaramanga 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Barrancabermeja Open 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- El Carmen de Viboral 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucaramanga Cultural 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
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.
- Diego Alejandro Casas Jimenez — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Haiver Lenin Reyes Garcia — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
- Juan Manuel Gutiérrez Vecino — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
Targets move as he improves.