People · United States
Preston Nicholson
Pyraminx · top 27.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since June 2019 · 2019NICH05
Preston Nicholson has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 6.92, set at Deerfield Winter 2022, puts him in the top 27.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,468th in the United States. Across 3 competitions since June 2019, he has put 53 official solves on the record across six events. His Skewb best has come down from 10.96 in June 2019 to 8.70, a 21% improvement. Preston has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 6.92 | 11.00 | top 27.2% | 7,468 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 8.70 | 15.53 | top 46.4% | 8,205 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 | 23.25 | 25.46 | top 48.5% | 28,200 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 7.12 | 8.15 | top 61.4% | 25,233 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 1:41.23 | — | early days — 2 solves | 12,849 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 2:26.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 15,548 / 15,683 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 12 Mar 2022First sub-30 3×3: 23.25 at Deerfield Winter 2022.
- 12 Mar 2022Four personal bests in one day at Deerfield Winter 2022.
- 8 Jun 2019First competition: Colonie Spring 2019. A 38.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Deerfield Winter 2022 · 12 Mar 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- MIT Winter 2020 · 12 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Colonie Spring 2019 · 8 Jun 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.
- Lauren Phung — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ethan Zhuang — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sam Cooperman — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-8 Skewb single — 30,246 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.