People · Brazil
Nícolas Zimmermann Thiesen
3×3 · top 1.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2024 · 2024THIE05
Nícolas Zimmermann Thiesen has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.15, set at Itaipu Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in Brazil. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2024, he has put 234 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 8.09 in November 2024 to 7.15, a 12% improvement. He has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.15 | 9.69 | top 1.5% | 57 / 9,644 | |
| 2×2 | 2.18 | 3.21 | top 6.0% | 195 / 5,137 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.31 | 17.81 | top 10.9% | 151 / 1,992 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.24 | 9.07 | top 14.7% | 347 / 3,208 | |
| Skewb | 4.90 | 8.53 | top 17.4% | 206 / 1,463 | |
| Clock | 10.64 | 13.43 | top 28.3% | 180 / 723 | |
| 4×4 | 54.98 | 1:02.41 | top 30.7% | 415 / 1,855 | |
| 5×5 | 1:43.71 | 1:51.54 | top 38.1% | 222 / 845 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 147 / 360 | |
| Megaminx | 2:02.12 | 2:15.81 | top 46.9% | 399 / 1,062 | |
| Square-1 | 1:04.20 | 1:22.91 | top 86.1% | 539 / 647 | |
| 6×6 | 5:32.28 | 6:26.72 | early days — 3 solves | 232 / 307 | |
| 7×7 | 8:52.95 | 9:27.37 | early days — 3 solves | 214 / 269 |
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
- 8 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Itaipu Open 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Escola Canadense de Brasília Open Cube 2025.
- 23 Nov 2024First competition: Escola Canadense de Brasília Open Cube 2024. A 8.09 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Itaipu Open 2026 · 8 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Bora Bora Quick Rio 2026 · 7 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Brasília Spring 2025 · 1 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Back to the Cube Ceilândia 2025 · 2 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Escola Canadense de Brasília Open Cube 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Escola Canadense de Brasília Open Cube 2024 · 23 Nov 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.
- Lucas Ferreira Bezerra da Silva — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Bárbara Guerra — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Miguel de Oliveira Dias dos Santos — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.