People · Kazakhstan
Bakhtiyar Zhumabekov (Бахтияр Жумабеков)
3×3 · top 7.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017ZHUM02
Bakhtiyar Zhumabekov (Бахтияр Жумабеков) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.15, set at Astana Spring 2025, puts him in the top 7.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 103rd in Kazakhstan. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2017, he has put 149 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.77 in October 2017 to 10.15, a 39% improvement. Bakhtiyar 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 | 10.15 | 12.73 | top 7.9% | 103 / 1,315 | |
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 4.12 | top 8.4% | 81 / 976 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.48 | 21.08 | top 11.3% | 52 / 330 | |
| 4×4 | 42.35 | 47.43 | top 14.9% | 68 / 415 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.68 | 1:59.12 | top 41.9% | 93 / 243 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 26 / 62 | |
| 5×5 | 2:38.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 142 / 216 |
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
- 24 Mar 2022Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Khan Shatyr Open 2022.
- 27 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at KSF Nur-Sultan City 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First sub-15 3×3: 12.59 at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2018.
- 27 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2018.
- 8 Oct 2017First competition: Kazakhstan Open 2017. A 16.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Astana Spring 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Khan Shatyr Open 2022 · 24 Mar 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- KSF Nur-Sultan City 2019 · 27 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Kazakhstan Open 2017 · 8 Oct 2017
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 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Alikhan Yertursyn (Алихан Ертурсын) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Shyngys Sharapadin (Шынгыс Шарападин) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.