People · Canada
Nolan Schulzke
Skewb · top 4.8% of 74,164 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022SCHU15
Nolan Schulzke has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.96, set at Thornhill Spring 2024, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 77th in Canada. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since September 2022, he has put 180 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.62 in September 2022 to 10.84, a 42% improvement. Nolan has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.96 | 7.48 | top 4.8% | 77 / 2,928 | |
| 3×3 | 10.84 | 13.07 | top 10.1% | 932 / 10,502 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.75 | 8.71 | top 18.2% | 747 / 4,913 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.06 | 1:42.27 | top 20.6% | 192 / 1,393 | |
| 4×4 | 50.93 | 57.69 | top 26.0% | 668 / 3,180 | |
| 2×2 | 4.01 | 4.56 | top 26.7% | 1,826 / 7,245 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.60 | 2:07.87 | top 42.4% | 555 / 1,546 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.89 | 38.36 | top 51.0% | 1,193 / 2,632 | |
| Clock | 18.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 560 / 1,057 | |
| Square-1 | 41.75 | 53.36 | top 67.5% | 638 / 973 | |
| 6×6 | 4:30.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 452 / 683 | |
| 7×7 | 6:35.54 | — | early days — 3 solves | 364 / 519 |
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
- 23 Sep 2023Three personal bests in one day at Appleby Fall A 2023.
- 8 Jul 2023Four personal bests in one day at Michigan 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.78 at Waterloo Favourites A 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023Three personal bests in one day at Waterloo Favourites A 2023.
- 24 Sep 2022First competition: Richmond Hill 2022. A 18.62 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Pickering Favourites Autumn 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Thornhill Spring 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Scarborough Fall A 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Appleby Fall A 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Michigan 2023 · 8 Jul 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Waterloo Favourites A 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Oakville Fall A 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Richmond Hill 2022 · 24 Sep 2022
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.
- Liam Orovec — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Abdullah Gulab — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Ryan Wu — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.