People · Colombia
Nicolas Valero Moreno
Clock · top 3.5% of 32,048 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023MORE50
Nicolas Valero Moreno has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 4.59, set at WCA South American Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 15th in Colombia. Until June 2015, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since December 2023, he has put 460 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.80 in December 2023 to 13.15, a 47% improvement. Nicolas has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 4.59 | 6.71 | top 3.5% | 15 / 435 | |
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 5.51 | top 4.9% | 165 / 3,615 | |
| Skewb | 3.24 | 8.54 | top 6.3% | 78 / 1,065 | |
| 3×3 | 13.15 | 15.46 | top 17.9% | 770 / 5,812 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.94 | 7.93 | top 19.5% | 427 / 2,395 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.96 | 1:43.90 | top 31.3% | 227 / 533 | |
| 4×4 | 58.59 | 1:03.53 | top 34.9% | 474 / 1,270 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.62 | 47.41 | top 60.2% | 713 / 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
- 12 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at WCA South American Championship 2026.
- 1 Nov 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.15 at Cubing Comicfest Cali II 2025.
- 1 Nov 2025Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Comicfest Cali II 2025.
- 23 Aug 2025Six personal bests in one day at Yumbo al Cubo 2025.
- 2 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Comicfest Cali 2025.
- 6 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Chipichape al Cubo 2025.
Competitions
- WCA South American Championship 2026 · 12 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Valinor Skewbing Cartago 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Chipichape al Cubo II 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
- MYHM Colombian Nationals Eje Cafetero 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Comicfest Cali II 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Yumbo al Cubo 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing Comicfest Cali 2025 · 2 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Chipichape al Cubo 2025 · 6 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Comicfest Armenia 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- La Estacion Cali 2025 · 23 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Popayán 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Ibagué Mercacentro 10 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Yumbo 2023 · 9 Dec 2023
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.
- Juan Pablo Erazo Mazuera — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Ricardo Zapata Cruz — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Samuel Martinez Sanchez — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Clock single — 741 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.