Michael Nielsen

Region
WCA ID
Gender
Competitions
Completed Solves
United States 2017NIEL03 Male 80 4207

Current Personal Records

Event NR CR WR Single Average WR CR NR
3x3x3 Cube 56 66 214 4.96 6.29 125 38 33
2x2x2 Cube 60 73 239 0.77 1.37 73 25 23
4x4x4 Cube 100 123 472 25.58 29.10 353 87 73
5x5x5 Cube 216 270 1030 56.03 59.50 731 199 161
6x6x6 Cube 310 391 1410 2:01.74 2:10.50 1398 390 297
7x7x7 Cube 496 677 2463 3:40.26 3:50.37 2328 633 468
3x3x3 Fewest Moves 225 263 1200 29 33.00 913 210 183
3x3x3 One-Handed 91 115 435 9.71 13.45 738 197 161
Clock 617 739 2457 6.91 8.75 2716 827 688
Megaminx 353 460 1703 53.30 58.55 1517 393 302
Pyraminx 20 21 73 1.14 1.42 4 1 1
Skewb 16 18 79 1.27 2.47 83 21 17
Square-1 95 104 275 6.78 10.69 497 173 153

Medal Collection

Gold Silver Bronze
73 39 30

Record Collection

WR CR NR
1 2
3x3x3 Cube
Cubes in the Mountains WV 2025 Final 1 5.76 6.75 8.245.767.885.926.46
Second round 1 5.66 6.29 7.645.666.706.465.72
First round 1 5.59 6.52 6.565.598.006.446.57
New-Cumberland County 2025 Final 1 6.36 7.50 7.716.367.697.317.49
First round 6 6.14 8.58 9.088.818.236.148.69
Cubing with the Cougars WV 2025 Final 1 6.21 7.35 8.457.296.708.056.21
Second round 2 6.09 8.22 6.096.419.0910.379.16
First round 1 6.43 6.96 6.746.437.287.366.86
Charlotte Winter 2025 Final 2 5.91 7.03 7.115.917.307.046.94
Second round 1 5.94 6.73 6.586.906.725.947.41
First round 2 5.97 7.01 6.625.977.248.357.16
Pop Off Princeton 2025 Final 3 6.23 7.26 7.958.577.406.236.44
Second round 4 5.97 7.43 6.865.978.267.308.14
First round 1 6.43 6.73 6.736.436.926.547.86
Appalachian Highlands TN 2024 Final 1 5.99 7.99 8.678.395.998.187.40
Second round 1 5.89 7.06 6.557.287.368.415.89
First round 1 6.77 7.58 7.456.777.447.849.49
CubingUSA Mid-Atlantic Championship 2024 Final 8 5.88 7.66 8.137.365.887.608.03
Semi Final 4 5.49 7.41 7.465.499.177.936.85
Second round 6 5.48 7.25 7.685.487.137.107.51
First round 5 5.75 6.96 7.577.607.225.756.10
Bull City Summer NC 2024 Final 1 6.78 7.24 7.907.006.836.787.88
Second round 1 6.14 7.34 8.637.756.406.147.87
First round 1 6.46 7.22 6.467.599.266.697.38
Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024 Semi Final 23 5.96 7.37 10.877.207.575.967.35
Second round 9 6.01 6.48 6.016.276.187.067.00
First round 24 6.27 7.40 8.617.586.277.886.75
Rubik's North America All-Stars 2024 Second round 17 6.29 7.41 6.298.706.499.347.03
First round 9 6.07 6.99 6.077.546.756.687.79
Concord Summer 2024 Final 3 6.30 7.74 7.867.777.667.796.30
Second round 2 6.21 7.29 8.307.896.786.217.19
First round 1 6.78 6.95 6.866.877.227.116.78
Happy Valley Spring 2024 Final 2 6.01 6.64 6.486.968.346.016.47
Second round 4 6.94 7.57 8.926.948.047.177.49
First round 4 6.91 7.84 7.878.367.546.918.12
UMBC Winter 2024 Final 2 6.62 7.60 7.447.588.467.776.62
Second round 1 6.00 6.47 6.006.086.499.696.85
First round 3 6.74 8.37 6.747.778.289.839.06
ODU Big Blue Winter 2024 Final 1 6.37 7.55 9.136.376.817.848.01
Second round 1 5.86 7.17 7.457.876.208.895.86
First round 1 6.52 7.43 6.527.868.417.257.17
Virginia Still-Open Winter 2024 Final 1 6.14 6.61 6.467.056.936.456.14
Second round 1 6.39 7.21 6.397.237.157.247.44
First round 2 6.43 7.82 8.956.437.678.347.44
NoVa Cube Winter 2024 Final 1 5.23 7.15 7.107.695.237.436.92
Second round 1 6.43 6.68 6.507.026.528.736.43
First round 2 6.22 7.33 6.227.467.1410.657.40
Virginia Championship 2023 Final 7 5.87 8.48 7.928.958.568.975.87
Second round 4 6.46 7.86 7.249.0510.067.296.46
First round 11 7.02 9.09 7.029.7212.179.328.23
Virginia Beach Fall 2023 Final 3 6.92 8.08 6.9210.839.527.227.49
Second round 1 6.15 7.18 7.766.156.567.217.90
First round 1 6.59 7.25 7.097.647.038.636.59
Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 Semi Final 35 5.91 7.09 5.917.367.277.266.73
Second round 67 6.36 7.55 7.346.369.117.437.87
First round 39 4.96 6.99 5.117.558.314.969.36
CubingUSA Nationals 2023 Final 10 5.92 7.69 7.429.408.085.927.56
Semi Final 15 6.03 6.93 8.096.836.037.036.92
Second round 42 5.82 7.85 5.827.758.407.399.17
First round 36 6.49 7.83 7.728.5310.477.256.49
Hobcaw Cubing 2023 Final 5 7.98 8.25 9.538.708.037.988.03
Second round 1 6.45 7.50 6.459.207.427.307.78
First round 1 6.59 6.84 6.627.116.799.516.59
Concord Summer 2023 Final 2 6.43 7.75 6.659.937.646.438.96
Second round 4 6.71 7.40 6.717.237.847.128.80
First round 2 7.00 7.55 7.197.537.008.757.94
Wilmington Warmup 2023 Final 2 7.60 8.08 7.6910.017.608.877.67
Second round 3 6.31 7.54 8.316.317.688.576.63
First round 2 6.90 7.28 10.117.247.696.906.92
Clash at Carlisle Spring 2023 Final 1 6.28 6.62 6.536.286.597.336.73
First round 3 7.12 7.63 7.958.877.477.127.47
ODU Big Blue Spring 2023 Final 1 6.48 6.97 6.486.676.727.5310.12
Second round 2 7.00 7.99 8.397.477.008.129.16
First round 1 6.96 7.64 7.777.576.967.578.33
Slow N Steady Spring 2023 Final 2 6.54 7.54 8.747.746.547.847.04
Second round 1 6.61 7.35 7.336.617.137.588.67
First round 1 7.01 7.59 7.249.327.278.277.01
Richmond Spring 2023 Final 1 6.04 6.39 6.516.048.086.256.41
Second round 1 6.12 7.21 6.127.327.617.057.27
First round 1 7.10 8.12 7.637.108.118.619.13
Virginia Re-Open Spring 2023 Final 1 6.09 7.00 6.776.577.678.136.09
Second round 2 7.73 7.98 7.737.768.319.467.87
First round 2 6.97 7.92 8.466.977.367.959.45
Virginia Beach Spring 2023 Final 1 6.86 7.28 8.007.516.867.416.91
Second round 4 7.76 8.85 9.079.889.128.377.76
First round 2 6.47 8.07 6.5710.706.479.308.35
Pretzel Mania 2023 Final 7 5.38 7.71 5.387.757.238.238.15
Second round 2 6.13 6.64 8.196.566.136.297.08
First round 3 5.61 7.24 8.827.925.618.075.74
Dunkirk Winter 2023 Final 1 5.88 6.73 7.245.886.477.296.47
Second round 2 6.98 7.73 6.987.849.347.617.74
First round 2 6.37 7.16 7.286.936.377.27DNF
Crystal City Fall 2022 Final 1 6.26 7.93 8.086.267.747.989.43
Second round 1 6.52 7.50 6.527.247.587.699.60
First round 2 6.93 7.33 7.037.097.866.939.22
Slow N Steady Fall 2022 Second round 21 6.70 9.41 10.547.516.7010.1911.55
First round 3 6.44 7.24 6.447.627.257.357.11
Think In Fink Fall 2022 Final 1 6.72 7.17 7.357.266.917.676.72
Second round 3 6.03 7.13 7.526.067.816.039.22
First round 8 5.60 8.15 7.425.608.1210.958.91
Pretzel Mania 2022 Final 3 6.14 7.21 7.2311.336.147.147.25
Second round 8 6.03 8.01 8.928.637.917.486.03
First round 6 6.96 7.96 7.136.969.337.4112.48
Silver Spring Summer 2022 Final 7 7.34 8.42 9.128.107.348.0310.03
Second round 1 7.18 7.73 7.637.597.977.188.14
First round 3 5.99 7.69 8.225.998.337.966.88
Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 Semi Final 23 6.51 7.75 6.518.238.757.777.26
Second round 17 6.79 7.59 7.297.848.886.797.63
First round 10 6.40 7.36 7.936.756.408.117.41
Dunkirk Spring A 2022 Final 1 6.94 7.61 7.887.079.996.947.89
Second round 1 5.87 7.23 8.597.227.655.876.83
First round 2 7.17 8.37 9.329.027.477.178.61
Slow N Steady Spring 2022 Final 4 6.22 7.79 6.3110.298.526.228.53
Second round 2 6.44 7.41 6.447.707.776.7611.05
First round 5 5.55 7.87 9.778.315.558.057.24
Happy Valley Spring 2022 Final 4 7.16 8.06 10.647.317.928.957.16
Second round 2 6.64 7.84 7.268.168.108.726.64
First round 1 7.16 7.59 7.867.669.807.167.24
Cape Fear 2022 Final 1 6.82 7.18 7.306.938.997.326.82
Second round 2 6.54 7.68 6.5410.897.627.168.26
First round 1 6.81 7.85 7.088.597.876.818.95
Slow N Steady Fall 2021 Final 6 6.82 8.01 9.118.387.586.828.08
Second round 4 7.12 7.78 7.817.127.737.817.89
First round 7 7.34 8.61 9.0011.487.347.759.08
Slow N Steady Winter 2020 Final 14 7.77 10.01 10.91DNF10.837.778.30
Second round 15 7.86 9.75 8.9611.1711.587.869.13
First round 15 9.05 9.95 10.209.429.0512.3610.23
Country Roads Martinsburg 2020 Final 5 7.55 9.51 7.5512.398.809.2510.49
Second round 1 7.46 7.76 7.739.087.717.837.46
First round 10 9.15 10.28 14.2610.109.559.1511.18
MLWGS Winter 2020 Final 4 9.13 9.90 9.1312.8610.319.3710.01
Second round 4 7.90 9.70 11.378.619.2511.257.90
First round 4 7.30 9.23 10.259.527.309.338.83
Potomac Speedcubing 2020 Final 5 7.85 8.65 7.8514.019.347.858.75
Second round 4 7.47 8.79 11.0910.367.478.467.54
First round 4 7.49 9.40 8.277.4910.529.4010.73
Northern Neck Winter 2020 Final 5 8.01 8.92 9.198.019.328.2610.15
Second round 13 7.53 10.45 DNF7.5312.648.999.71
First round 6 6.95 9.13 8.809.5610.859.026.95
ODU Big Blue Fall 2019 Final 3 7.43 9.52 8.389.3811.3310.807.43
Second round 4 8.68 9.70 8.819.5610.7414.018.68
First round 2 8.10 9.65 8.109.549.1811.0210.24
TJHSST Fall 2019 Final 9 7.94 9.76 7.949.299.5710.4210.60
Second round 5 7.41 8.52 8.047.417.869.6710.73
First round 2 7.76 8.59 8.4611.857.768.608.71
Solving Hunger Virginia 2019 Final 8 8.41 9.58 9.428.419.57DNF9.76
Second round 2 8.13 8.46 8.478.469.408.448.13
First round 12 8.98 10.66 10.478.9813.5710.4411.06
CubingUSA Nationals 2019 Second round 146 8.19 10.80 8.1911.8711.119.8211.48
First round 74 7.81 9.19 8.6010.407.8111.728.58
Rally in the Valley 2019 Final 4 8.46 9.30 9.598.559.768.469.86
Second round 8 8.15 9.65 8.3712.188.1510.4910.10
First round 4 8.33 9.07 9.039.009.559.178.33
Greensboro Summer 2019 Final 2 8.60 9.51 10.229.328.609.0010.72
Second round 6 8.53 10.39 9.6910.6510.848.5311.53
First round 4 9.74 10.72 11.5212.1010.679.989.74
Cape Fear Cubing 2019 Final 3 8.48 9.10 8.5714.178.489.319.43
Second round 5 9.34 10.16 10.219.349.9010.3813.86
First round 6 9.08 10.46 12.019.9311.529.929.08
Richmond Spring 2019 Final 10 8.66 10.08 10.3911.509.6110.248.66
Second round 8 7.73 9.78 8.6910.287.7310.3611.70
First round 12 9.89 10.73 10.979.8911.0910.2710.95
River Hill Spring 2019 Final 12 8.73 9.93 10.588.8810.8210.328.73
Second round 13 9.07 9.83 10.0411.499.079.3310.12
First round 10 8.39 9.33 12.159.549.028.399.42
CubingUSA Southeast Championship 2019 Final 10 9.21 10.54 11.639.929.2112.7010.06
Second round 6 6.95 9.76 13.126.958.4710.1110.71
First round 30 9.48 12.84 15.5413.569.4813.5811.39
MLWGS Spring 2019 Final 3 8.13 9.75 10.9511.798.719.588.13
Second round 2 9.70 10.39 13.469.8810.479.7010.83
First round 7 8.27 11.28 13.439.7814.0510.648.27
Woodberry Forest School Cubing 2019 Final 11 9.11 10.14 9.9710.6212.449.839.11
Second round 8 8.59 10.36 10.6510.928.5912.269.51
First round 5 9.08 9.77 9.6510.119.089.5612.54
ODU Big Blue Spring 2019 Final 7 10.27 10.82 14.9311.0910.2710.7510.61
Second round 4 8.46 9.57 8.469.389.809.769.58
First round 5 8.37 10.34 8.52DNF8.3713.099.41
CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2019 Second round 35 9.24 10.55 16.009.729.2412.169.78
First round 31 8.34 10.09 8.3410.039.6912.5510.56
Battle of Virginia Beach Winter 2019 Final 8 10.56 11.36 10.5611.3614.3410.9311.79
Second round 13 9.59 12.20 9.6112.1114.879.5917.49
First round 6 9.33 10.90 DNF10.5610.499.3311.66
Northern Neck Winter 2019 First round 24 10.05 11.27 12.1514.6710.0510.8810.79
TJHSST Fall 2018 Second round 27 11.01 11.69 12.0111.0112.8811.0711.99
First round 25 9.60 11.70 13.5011.179.6010.4216.18
ODU Big Blue Fall 2018 Final 10 10.32 12.60 10.3214.1713.9511.6412.22
Second round 13 10.24 13.08 14.6013.4411.5314.2710.24
First round 13 11.43 13.01 11.8214.2111.4313.0015.32
Tar Heel Tango 2018 Final 13 10.45 12.55 10.4514.8811.9311.4114.30
Second round 6 9.06 10.97 13.2612.5010.799.069.62
First round 12 9.47 11.95 15.3610.799.4713.0412.02
RVAutumn 2018 Second round 18 11.34 12.86 11.5413.8911.3416.6713.15
First round 15 11.49 12.39 11.4912.8612.2912.0313.43
Slow N Steady Summer 2018 Second round 60 10.61 14.18 11.9415.6114.9810.61DNF
First round 27 10.24 11.63 10.8712.7312.0110.2412.02
Pennsylvania 2018 Semi Final 41 11.69 12.72 12.1414.3913.2612.7511.69
Second round 47 10.65 13.84 13.4214.8815.2710.6513.23
First round 55 14.69 14.76 15.2914.8214.7014.7514.69
Fredericksburg Summer Open 2018 Final 13 10.75 13.30 14.7712.6312.4919.2410.75
Second round 10 10.12 11.07 16.9210.5512.0810.5710.12
First round 17 11.55 13.47 13.7513.5015.2211.5513.15
Rally In The Valley 2018 Second round 21 9.67 12.86 9.6712.1718.0812.4213.99
First round 21 10.45 12.23 13.0914.4011.1512.4610.45
Tea Time Spring 2018 First round 37 10.82 14.61 10.8214.6817.0214.0915.06
RVA Spring 2018 Second round 26 9.90 14.03 11.8914.8315.3816.319.90
First round 21 10.86 14.35 17.4515.6411.9715.4410.86
WFS Cubing Spring 2018 Final 16 14.74 15.80 15.8014.7415.4617.7216.13
Second round 15 11.69 14.54 15.9814.4311.6915.9413.24
First round 17 10.95 14.53 10.9512.9717.6015.2815.35
ODU Big Blue Spring 2018 Final 14 11.34 15.50 14.1011.3416.3217.0716.07
Second round 15 14.08 15.43 16.4417.6815.4414.4214.08
First round 14 12.28 14.91 15.6315.6012.2813.8415.30
NovaCube 2018 First round 41 13.16 14.29 13.8314.2113.16DNF14.83
Northern Neck Winter 2018 Second round 35 16.52 17.97 18.8218.8316.5217.2217.87
First round 33 12.26 16.38 19.3018.7012.2613.3017.15
ODU Big Blue Fall 2017 Final 14 13.83 17.14 16.3818.3516.7013.8320.86
Second round 18 11.81 19.50 15.1221.7411.8121.6528.57
First round 22 17.94 21.41 20.3819.3224.5217.94DNF
ODU Big Blue Spring 2017 First round 79 37.82 43.91 46.7337.8240.6244.3948.43

History of World Records

Single Average Competition Round Solves
Pyraminx
1.64 Richmond Spring 2023 First round 1.301.621.671.621.96

History of Continental Records

Single Average Competition Round Solves
Pyraminx
1.42 Cubing with the Cougars WV 2025 Final 1.361.142.281.521.39
1.78 Crystal City Fall 2022 Final 1.172.751.722.291.32

Continental Championship Podiums

Event Place Single Average Solves
Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024
2x2x2 Cube 1 1.29 1.57 1.821.291.301.691.71
Pyraminx 2 1.52 1.95 2.091.521.881.892.20
Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022
Pyraminx 1 1.18 1.82 2.072.081.182.651.32

National Championship Podiums

Event Place Single Average Solves
Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2024
2x2x2 Cube 1 1.29 1.57 1.821.291.301.691.71
Pyraminx 1 1.52 1.95 2.091.521.881.892.20
CubingUSA Nationals 2023
2x2x2 Cube 2 0.90 1.55 0.901.551.481.841.62
Pyraminx 1 1.61 1.93 1.611.883.322.211.70
CubingUSA Nationals 2019
Pyraminx 3 1.96 2.97 2.033.114.723.771.96
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