People · South Africa
Nicolas Thebus
3×3 · top 22.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024THEB01
Nicolas Thebus has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 14.50, set at Hessen Mini Open 2025, puts him in the top 22.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 285th in South Africa. Across 3 competitions since February 2024, he has put 76 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.66 in February 2024 to 14.50, a 30% improvement. Nicolas has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 14.50 | 19.89 | top 22.7% | 285 / 2,164 | |
| 2×2 | 4.20 | 6.27 | top 29.1% | 304 / 1,510 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.17 | 18.78 | top 46.3% | 365 / 946 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.20 | 2:26.26 | top 51.8% | 95 / 266 | |
| 4×4 | 1:34.13 | 1:52.07 | top 66.6% | 253 / 491 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.27 | 1:19.11 | top 82.9% | 308 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 4:14.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 186 / 221 |
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
- 2 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at Hessen Mini Open 2025.
- 2 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Hessen Mini Open 2025.
- 27 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.16 at Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024.
- 17 Feb 2024First competition: Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024. A 20.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hessen Mini Open 2025 · 2 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Harvest Moon Cape Town 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Mid Summer Madness Cape Town 2024 · 17 Feb 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.
- Devon Hong — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maverick Pearson — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Rush — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.50 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.