People · United States
Tucker J. Nielson
3×3 · top 8.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022NIEL07
Tucker J. Nielson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.19, set at Lexington Weeknights V 2024, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,409th in the United States. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since August 2022, he has put 78 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.88 in August 2022 to 10.19, a 40% improvement. Tucker has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 10.19 | 12.34 | top 8.0% | 4,409 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 3.57 | 5.54 | top 21.1% | 8,252 / 40,951 | |
| 4×4 | 51.32 | 53.25 | top 26.3% | 4,057 / 19,072 | |
| Square-1 | 22.39 | 33.57 | top 33.3% | 2,162 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.67 | — | top 39.0% | 2,812 / 7,841 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.87 | 13.76 | top 59.6% | 17,485 / 28,708 | |
| 5×5 | 2:53.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 6,810 / 9,401 |
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
- 5 Aug 2024Three personal bests in one day at Lexington Weeknights V 2024.
- 24 Feb 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cardinal Cube Day 2024.
- 7 Oct 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.43 at CubingUSA New England Championship 2023.
- 27 Aug 2022First competition: Cubing in Beverly 2022. A 16.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Lexington Weeknights VI 2025 · 25 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Weeknights V 2024 · 5 Aug 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Cardinal Cube Day 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing in Beverly 2022 · 27 Aug 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.
- Ryan Durette — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Saisabari Ramesh — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brendan Lee — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
Targets move as he improves.