People · Peru
Nicolás Zela
3×3 · top 34.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025ZELA02
Nicolás Zela has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 18.11, set at UNSA Speedcubing Otoño 2026, puts him in the top 34.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,598th in Peru. Across 4 competitions since September 2025, he has put 34 official solves on the record across two events. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.56 in September 2025 to 18.11, a 57% improvement. He has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 18.11 | 22.36 | top 34.4% | 1,598 / 4,344 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.16 | 15.59 | top 73.7% | 1,004 / 1,366 |
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 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 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luis Barrios — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
- Fabian Mathias Choque Guevara — met in 8 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.11 away.
- A sub-12 Pyraminx single — 86,891 people have one; it is 1.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.