People · Kazakhstan
Aibek Akshabayev
3×3 · top 4.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024AKSH01
Aibek Akshabayev has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.67, set at Samgau Almaty 2026, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 53rd in Kazakhstan. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2024, he has put 84 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.33 in January 2024 to 8.67, a 64% improvement. Aibek 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 | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.67 | 11.50 | top 4.1% | 53 / 1,315 | |
| 2×2 | 3.71 | 5.43 | top 22.8% | 214 / 976 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.84 | 30.69 | top 33.8% | 125 / 330 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.58 | 14.60 | top 75.9% | 586 / 803 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Samgau Almaty 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Samgau Almaty 2026.
- 23 Mar 2026First sub-20 3×3: 11.35 at Nauryz Almaty 2026.
- 23 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.35 at Nauryz Almaty 2026.
- 27 Jan 2024First competition: Almaty Cubers Open 2024. A 24.33 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2026 · 21 Aug 2026
- Samgau Almaty 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Almaty Cubing Rush 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nauryz Almaty 2026 · 23 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Almaty Cubers Open 2024 · 27 Jan 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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.