People · United States
Nikolas Palassis
Square-1 · top 2.4% of 25,272 all-time · competing since July 2019 · 2019PALA11
Nikolas Palassis has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 7.53, set at Quiet by the Kings OH 2025, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 177th in the United States. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since July 2019, he has put 198 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 22.50 in July 2019 to 3.00, an 87% improvement. Nikolas 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 7.53 | 9.43 | top 2.4% | 177 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 11.09 | top 6.0% | 3,310 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.00 | 3.34 | top 14.2% | 5,587 / 40,951 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.35 | 8.62 | top 15.4% | 4,050 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 5.88 | 11.76 | top 24.8% | 4,017 / 18,907 | |
| Clock | 10.08 | 11.27 | top 25.5% | 1,954 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.34 | 36.32 | top 45.1% | 6,106 / 15,683 | |
| 4×4 | 3:09.75 | — | early days — 1 solve | 18,678 / 19,072 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Aug 2022Three personal bests in one day at Gem City Side Events 2022.
- 9 Jan 2022First sub-15 3×3: 9.45 at Gem City 2022.
- 9 Jan 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Gem City 2022.
- 9 Jan 2022Three personal bests in one day at Gem City 2022.
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-30 3×3: 19.30 at Flag City Fall 2019.
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.30 at Flag City Fall 2019.
Competitions
- Quiet by the Kings OH 2025 · 23 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Gem City Donuts and Dragons 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Gem City Side Events 2022 · 27 Aug 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Gem City 2022 · 9 Jan 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Arnold Classic North America B 2020 · 8 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Flag City Fall 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Indiana 2019 · 16 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Battle for Toledo 2019 · 13 Jul 2019
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.
- Braden Richards — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Luke Garrett — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Harsha Paladugu — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 1.53 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.