People · United States
Nikolas Perez
3×3 · top 9.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023PERN03
Nikolas Perez has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.59, set at Temecula Valley Spring 2026, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5,141st in the United States. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2023, he has put 255 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.55 in November 2023 to 10.59, a 32% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.59 | 13.16 | top 9.3% | 5,141 / 60,666 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.87 | 1:24.93 | top 16.8% | 1,321 / 9,537 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.64 | 8.44 | top 17.4% | 4,691 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 44.71 | 54.06 | top 18.0% | 2,773 / 19,354 | |
| Skewb | 5.30 | 9.40 | top 20.6% | 3,315 / 19,164 | |
| 2×2 | 3.90 | 5.10 | top 25.3% | 10,061 / 41,674 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.25 | 1:39.53 | top 29.7% | 2,127 / 8,026 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.82 | 36.01 | top 39.0% | 5,262 / 15,900 | |
| 6×6 | 2:59.23 | 3:05.94 | top 40.8% | 1,515 / 4,262 | |
| Clock | 15.43 | 20.78 | top 49.7% | 4,165 / 9,172 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:07.56 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,173 / 2,128 | |
| Square-1 | 34.57 | 38.29 | top 57.7% | 3,856 / 6,846 | |
| 7×7 | 6:01.91 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,111 / 3,236 |
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
- 7 Mar 2026Five personal bests in one day at Temecula Valley Spring 2026.
- 9 Jan 2026Six personal bests in one day at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 31 Aug 2024Four personal bests in one day at La La Land 2024.
- 16 Dec 2023First sub-15 3×3: 12.20 at UCSD Winter 2023.
- 18 Nov 2023First competition: Thankful for Cubing RPV 2023. A 17.55 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Temecula Valley Spring 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- SoCal Speedcubing at Super STEM Saturday 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- La La Land 2024 · 31 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Nub Open Yucaipa 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Fullerton Winter 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 1 personal best set
- University Heights Cubing Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- UCSD Winter 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Thankful for Cubing RPV 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Alex Lehman — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Shane Grogan — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Kate Grahame — met in 49 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,328 people have one; it is 16.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.