People · United States
Nicolas Zerbinopoulos
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017ZERB01
Nicolas Zerbinopoulos has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.21, set at Moose On The Loose Cubikon 2022, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,997th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since December 2017, he has put 461 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.44 in December 2017 to 9.21, a 55% improvement. Nicolas has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.21 | 12.17 | top 5.4% | 2,997 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.77 | 4.61 | top 11.7% | 4,606 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.90 | 8.52 | top 12.6% | 3,271 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.48 | 28.62 | top 16.4% | 2,119 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 5.07 | 12.12 | top 18.7% | 2,975 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 52.11 | 1:00.31 | top 27.3% | 4,209 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 38.00 | top 30.0% | 652 / 2,040 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.09 | 1:43.74 | top 31.6% | 2,497 / 9,401 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.09 | — | top 39.3% | 2,835 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:25.23 | 3:54.63 | top 52.9% | 1,998 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:38.32 | 6:04.93 | top 62.1% | 1,858 / 3,184 | |
| Clock | 42.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,465 / 8,927 |
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
- 23 Jul 2022Four personal bests in one day at Granite State 2022.
- 7 May 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at Moose On The Loose Cubikon 2022.
- 26 Jul 2019Four personal bests in one day at Massachusetts Championship 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Burke Mountain Cubing 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Five personal bests in one day at Boston University Winter 2019.
- 16 Jun 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.70 at Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018.
Competitions
- New Hampshire Championship 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Phillips Exeter Cube Day 2025 · 19 Oct 2025
- Loon Cubikon 2022 · 20 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Burke Mountain Cubing 2022 · 19 Nov 2022
- Granite State 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Moose On The Loose Cubikon 2022 · 7 May 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Back to Cambridge A 2021 · 26 Jun 2021 — 1 personal best set
- BA Four 2019 · 14 Dec 2019
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Burke Mountain Cubing 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Boston University Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Connect Community 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Quizzical Quabbin Qualifier 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Midcoast Cubing 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- BA Cube Fest 2018 · 10 Feb 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Framingham Frozen Fingers 2018 · 7 Jan 2018
- Cubing with the Viking 2017 · 10 Dec 2017
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.
- Derek White — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Alex Cohen — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Will Russo — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
Targets move as he improves.