People · Russia
Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов)
2×2 · top 1.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019KULI02
Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.23, set at Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Russia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2019, he has put 391 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.47 in February 2019 to 7.23, a 50% improvement. Artem 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.23 | 1.97 | top 1.1% | 45 / 4,788 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.62 | 12.40 | top 1.5% | 19 / 1,772 | |
| 3×3 | 7.23 | 9.70 | top 1.6% | 39 / 6,485 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.49 | 3.56 | top 2.2% | 44 / 3,784 | |
| Skewb | 2.75 | 3.53 | top 3.9% | 44 / 2,264 | |
| Clock | 5.73 | 6.17 | top 6.3% | 20 / 715 | |
| Square-1 | 10.77 | 14.14 | top 7.5% | 25 / 760 | |
| 4×4 | 37.14 | 41.21 | top 8.9% | 106 / 2,085 | |
| Megaminx | 1:04.77 | 1:13.84 | top 12.6% | 72 / 999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:24.49 | 1:30.31 | top 22.9% | 156 / 942 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 64 / 367 |
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
- 26 Sep 2026Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Skills in Almaty 2026.
- 13 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.15 at Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026.
- 13 Jun 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026.
- 4 Jan 2020Eight personal bests in one day at CCC Qualification Kazan 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019Six personal bests in one day at Chelny Summer 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at YJ Kazan 2019.
Competitions
- Cubing Skills in Almaty 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification Kazan 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 8 personal bests set
- Chelny Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- YJ Kazan 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Nizhny Novgorod Spring Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Sergach Winter 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Mikhail Glazov (Михаил Глазов) — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 34 times · head to head
- Alexey Kislovskiy — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Emil Khalimov — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 0.62 away.
Targets move as he improves.