People · United States
Tyler Nichols
2×2 · top 19.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024NICH10
Tyler Nichols has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.47, set at Brookline Favorites IV 2026, puts him in the top 19.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7,916th in the United States. Across 7 competitions since October 2024, he has put 151 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.31 in October 2024 to 14.90, a 51% improvement. Tyler has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.47 | 5.61 | top 19.9% | 7,916 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 14.90 | 17.11 | top 24.2% | 13,342 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 7.61 | 13.84 | top 38.4% | 6,683 / 19,164 | |
| Clock | 14.67 | 18.68 | top 46.6% | 3,868 / 9,172 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.23 | 15.32 | top 54.8% | 16,263 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.23 | — | early days — 3 solves | 12,756 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 2:59.82 | — | early days — 3 solves | 7,167 / 9,537 | |
| Megaminx | 4:03.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,475 / 8,026 |
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
- 11 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.90 at Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026.
- 11 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026.
- 30 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cube Against Cancer Buffalo 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-30 3×3: 18.70 at PBs in Palisades Open 2025.
- 18 Jan 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.70 at PBs in Palisades Open 2025.
Competitions
- Seabrook Open 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Brookline Favorites IV 2026 · 29 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Wrightsville Beach Bash 2026 · 11 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube Against Cancer Buffalo 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- PBs in Palisades Open 2025 · 18 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 · 12 Oct 2024
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.
- Evan Waters — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Xavier Ye — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Colby Joson — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 2.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.