People · Russia
Boris Monakhov
2×2 · top 0.18% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018MONA01
Boris Monakhov has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.76, set at Schwerin Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.18% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Russia. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since April 2018, he has put 687 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.25 in April 2018 to 8.73, a 70% improvement. Boris has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 0.76 | 3.16 | top 0.18% | 10 / 4,788 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.11 | 3.60 | top 1.3% | 24 / 3,784 | |
| 3×3 | 8.73 | 11.77 | top 4.3% | 140 / 6,485 | |
| 4×4 | 33.53 | 39.35 | top 5.5% | 53 / 2,085 | |
| Skewb | 3.24 | 5.91 | top 6.3% | 86 / 2,264 | |
| Clock | 6.71 | 8.27 | top 9.8% | 35 / 715 | |
| 5×5 | 1:09.25 | 1:17.83 | top 11.2% | 56 / 942 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.36 | 1:11.75 | top 11.8% | 69 / 999 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.85 | 24.64 | top 14.7% | 212 / 1,772 | |
| Square-1 | 15.87 | 20.28 | top 18.4% | 89 / 760 | |
| 6×6 | 2:19.37 | 2:21.72 | top 20.3% | 47 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 3:41.01 | 3:58.23 | top 23.8% | 49 / 271 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 40.67 | top 37.3% | 109 / 367 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:52.16 | — | top 66.2% | 172 / 310 |
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
- 5 Sep 2026Six personal bests in one day at Bremium Mega Day 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Schwerin Open 2026.
- 14 May 2022Six personal bests in one day at GamMa Spring 2022.
- 11 Jul 2020First sub-10 3×3: 8.73 at Lonely Denmark 2020.
- 11 Jul 2020Five personal bests in one day at Lonely Denmark 2020.
- 29 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Hamburg International 2020.
Competitions
- Bremium Mega Day 2026 · 5 Sep 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Hessen Open 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Schwerin Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- GamMa Spring 2022 · 14 May 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Lonely Denmark 2020 · 11 Jul 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Hamburg International 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Berlin Winter Cubing 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 11 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2019 · 2 Aug 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- German Open 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Cologne Open 2018 · 14 Jul 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- German Open 2018 · 21 Apr 2018
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.
- Ricardo Olea Catalán — met in 113 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Henri Gerber — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead once
- Sébastien Auroux — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
Targets move as he improves.