People · Bulgaria
Darina Nikolaeva Nikolova
3×3 · top 43.3% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2026 · 2026NIKO05
Darina Nikolaeva Nikolova has been competing for 5 months. Her best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 21.18, set at Vratsa Cube Open 2026, puts her in the top 43.3% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 256th in Bulgaria. Across 2 competitions since June 2026, she has put 15 official solves on the record across two events. Her 3×3 best has come down from 30.77 in June 2026 to 21.18, a 31% improvement. Darina has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 21.18 | 29.01 | top 43.3% | 256 / 573 | |
| 2×2 | 11.11 | 15.29 | top 81.8% | 340 / 412 |
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
- 12 Sep 2026First sub-30 3×3: 21.18 at Vratsa Cube Open 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026First competition: Sofia Summer 2026. A 30.77 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vratsa Cube Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Sofia Summer 2026 · 6 Jun 2026
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 her.
- Todor Enikov — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nikolai Petrov — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Tenev — met in 3 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 115,495 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
- A sub-10 2×2 single — 147,358 people have one; it is 1.11 away.
Targets move as she improves.