People · Kazakhstan
Artem Klyain (Артем Кляин)
2×2 · top 4.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018KLYA01
Artem Klyain (Артем Кляин) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.90, set at Nauryz Almaty 2026, puts him in the top 4.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Kazakhstan. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2018, he has put 425 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 95% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.92 in March 2018 to 9.82, a 38% improvement. Artem has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 1.90 | 5.01 | top 4.1% | 28 / 976 | |
| 3×3 | 9.82 | 11.32 | top 7.0% | 88 / 1,315 | |
| Megaminx | 57.29 | 1:05.28 | top 8.6% | 21 / 243 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.83 | 10.07 | top 12.1% | 92 / 803 | |
| 4×4 | 42.76 | 48.38 | top 15.4% | 70 / 415 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.68 | 21.20 | top 16.9% | 67 / 330 | |
| Skewb | 5.65 | 9.22 | top 23.1% | 87 / 474 | |
| 5×5 | 1:51.19 | 1:59.79 | top 43.4% | 92 / 216 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 40 / 62 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:15.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 32 / 35 | |
| Clock | 35.85 | — | early days — 1 solve | 117 / 135 |
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
- 21 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.82 at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2026.
- 21 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2026.
- 15 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2025.
- 31 May 2025Four personal bests in one day at Almaty Summer 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Six personal bests in one day at Astana Spring 2025.
- 25 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 11.25 at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024.
Competitions
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2026 · 21 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Samgau Almaty 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Nauryz Almaty 2026 · 23 Mar 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Almaty New Year 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2025 · 15 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Almaty Summer 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Astana Spring 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024 · 25 Oct 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Aktobe Cube Days 2018 · 3 Mar 2018 — 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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Adelina Adibaeva (Аделина Адибаева) — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков) — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.