People · Kazakhstan
Almas Bolatov (Алмас Болатов)
2×2 · top 3.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019BOLA01
Almas Bolatov (Алмас Болатов) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.69, set at Nauryz Almaty 2026, puts him in the top 3.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in Kazakhstan. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since January 2019, he has put 57 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.78 in January 2019 to 1.69, a 55% improvement. Almas 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 | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.69 | 6.93 | top 3.0% | 17 / 976 | |
| 3×3 | 11.62 | 15.30 | top 12.6% | 154 / 1,315 | |
| Skewb | 16.46 | 19.94 | top 82.6% | 335 / 474 | |
| Megaminx | 3:44.04 | — | early days — 2 solves | 189 / 243 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 14.79 at NIS Aktobe Cube Days 2020.
- 5 Jan 2019First competition: KSF Aktobe City 2019.
Competitions
- Nauryz Almaty 2026 · 23 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- NIS Aktobe Cube Days 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- KSF Aktobe City 2019 · 5 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Aral Askarov — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ruslan Kazin (Руслан Казин) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aziz Olzhagali (Азиз Олжагали) — met in 9 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.