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Nicolas Smalley
3×3 · top 39.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2024 · 2024SMAL04
Nicolas Smalley has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 19.73, set at Let's Cube Long Beach 2025, puts him in the top 39.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22,167th in the United States. Across 2 competitions since December 2024, he has put 24 official solves on the record across three events. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.83 in December 2024 to 19.73, a 32% improvement. Nicolas has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 19.73 | 22.33 | top 39.2% | 22,167 / 59,724 | |
| Megaminx | 1:49.28 | 2:02.15 | top 39.9% | 2,887 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.88 | 12.37 | top 43.8% | 12,560 / 28,708 |
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
- 25 May 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.73 at Let's Cube Long Beach 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First competition: CubeChella 2024. A 28.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Let's Cube Long Beach 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubeChella 2024 · 14 Dec 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.
- Alejandro Gutierrez — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Sherry Tao (陶心仪) — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mason Dy — met in 5 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.73 away.
- A sub-1:30 Megaminx single — 9,803 people have one; it is 19.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.