People · United States
Nikolaj Pedersen
3×3 · top 3.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015PEDE05
Nikolaj Pedersen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.14, set at Berkeley Fall 2016, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,720th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since November 2015, he has put 133 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 68% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.96 in November 2015 to 8.14, a 57% improvement. Nikolaj has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 8.14 | 10.02 | top 3.0% | 1,720 / 59,724 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.20 | 21.67 | top 15.6% | 2,014 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 50.31 | 1:00.93 | top 25.1% | 3,849 / 19,072 | |
| Skewb | 9.92 | 16.54 | top 54.5% | 9,871 / 18,907 |
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 Oct 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016Three personal bests in one day at Berkeley Winter 2016.
- 3 Jan 2016First sub-15 3×3: 11.67 at Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016.
- 7 Nov 2015First competition: Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2015. A 18.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Berkeley Spring 2017 · 15 Apr 2017
- Armin Open 2017 · 21 Jan 2017
- Skillcon 2016 · 17 Dec 2016
- Berkeley Fall 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Spring 2016 · 10 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 8 2016 · 3 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2015 · 22 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Hayward Rubik's Rumble 2015 · 7 Nov 2015
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.
- Ryan Jew — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Tiffany Chien — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Paul Mahvi — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.14 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 3.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.