People · United States
Nicu Perkins
2×2 · top 19.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023PERK05
Nicu Perkins has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.42, set at Botosani Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 19.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,537th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since July 2023, he has put 129 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.32 in July 2023 to 16.09, a 21% improvement. Nicu 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.42 | 6.50 | top 19.2% | 7,537 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 16.09 | 18.15 | top 28.1% | 15,374 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 10.62 | 12.24 | top 28.2% | 2,173 / 8,927 | |
| Skewb | 9.04 | 12.61 | top 48.7% | 8,698 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.58 | 1:35.00 | top 50.3% | 8,477 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.46 | 40.80 | top 54.3% | 7,536 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 2:34.23 | — | early days — 3 solves | 4,805 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.47 | 13.14 | top 63.8% | 18,819 / 28,708 | |
| 6×6 | 5:14.29 | — | early days — 1 solve | 3,402 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 7:39.87 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,734 / 3,184 | |
| 5×5 | 4:08.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8,804 / 9,401 |
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
- 22 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 16.53 at Alabama Crimson Cubing Spring 2025.
- 22 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at Alabama Crimson Cubing Spring 2025.
- 1 Jul 2023First competition: Fountain City 2023. A 20.32 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FSUbers 10.0 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Alabama Crimson Cubing Spring 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Algorithms on Abercorn 2023 · 19 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Botosani Cubing 2023 · 5 Aug 2023
- Fountain City 2023 · 1 Jul 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.
- Rowan Stough — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Daniel Mullen — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Katie Hull — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.42 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.