People · Peru
Nicolás Zela
3×3 · top 31.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025ZELA02
Nicolás Zela has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.11, set at UNSA Speedcubing Otoño II 2026, puts him in the top 31.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,467th in Peru. Across 5 competitions since September 2025, he has put 41 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.56 in September 2025 to 17.11, a 60% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Peru | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.11 | 17.83 | top 31.4% | 1,467 / 4,362 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 646 / 821 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.16 | 15.59 | top 73.8% | 1,007 / 1,371 |
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
- 18 Jul 2026First sub-20 3×3: 18.11 at UNSA Speedcubing Otoño 2026.
- 28 Mar 2026First sub-30 3×3: 26.66 at UNSA Speedcubing Summer 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025First competition: UNSA Speedcubing Primavera 2025. A 42.56 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- UNSA Speedcubing Otoño II 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UNSA Speedcubing Otoño 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- UNSA Speedcubing Summer 2026 · 28 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UNSA Speedcubing Spring 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- UNSA Speedcubing Primavera 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
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.
- Marlon Rojas — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fabian Mathias Choque Guevara — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brayan Stheven Vargas Sullo — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.11 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 one-handed single — 34,866 people have one; it is 6.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.