People · United States
Niklaus Parcell
2×2 · top 6.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2009 · 2009PARC01
Niklaus Parcell has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.21, set at Utah Pi Open 2015, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,504th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2009, he has put 286 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.58 in April 2009 to 10.93, a 41% improvement. Niklaus has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 2.21 | 4.83 | top 6.3% | 2,504 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 10.93 | 12.40 | top 10.3% | 5,556 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 49.84 | 1:06.89 | top 24.5% | 3,745 / 19,072 | |
| Megaminx | 1:53.06 | 2:14.45 | top 42.1% | 3,055 / 7,841 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.91 | 2:14.90 | top 51.7% | 4,350 / 9,401 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.36 | 44.23 | top 64.4% | 9,129 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 41.03 | 54.81 | top 66.7% | 4,382 / 6,743 | |
| Pyraminx | 18.16 | 22.22 | top 90.1% | 26,465 / 28,708 |
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
- 28 Aug 2010Four personal bests in one day at Utah Summer 2010.
- 6 Aug 2010Five personal bests in one day at United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010.
- 12 Dec 2009First sub-15 3×3: 13.69 at Utah Cubing Fall Open 2009.
- 12 Dec 2009Five personal bests in one day at Utah Cubing Fall Open 2009.
- 18 Jul 2009Four personal bests in one day at Aurora Summer competition 2009.
- 11 Apr 2009First competition: Utah Open 2009. A 18.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Utah Spring: Gotta go Fast 2016 · 5 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Megacomp 2015 · 5 Sep 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Pi Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Spring 2011 · 26 Mar 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Utah Summer 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- United States Rubik's Cube Championships 2010 · 6 Aug 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Utah Cubing Fall Open 2009 · 12 Dec 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Aurora Summer competition 2009 · 18 Jul 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Utah Open 2009 · 11 Apr 2009
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.
- Michael Young — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Edward Liu — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Neil Xia — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.