People · Finland
Jaakko Nikula
3×3 · top 1.9% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017NIKU01
Jaakko Nikula has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.42, set at Finnish Championship 2022, puts him in the top 1.9% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Finland. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2017, he has put 403 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 95% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.78 in April 2017 to 7.42, a 31% improvement. Jaakko has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.42 | 9.10 | top 1.9% | 28 / 886 | |
| 4×4 | 33.18 | 37.78 | top 5.2% | 29 / 397 | |
| 2×2 | 2.61 | 3.36 | top 10.1% | 137 / 683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:08.89 | 1:19.89 | top 11.0% | 30 / 236 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.21 | 21.82 | top 13.2% | 62 / 318 | |
| 6×6 | 2:28.64 | 2:36.94 | top 25.0% | 32 / 119 | |
| 7×7 | 4:16.29 | 4:36.69 | top 36.6% | 35 / 102 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.56 | 14.97 | top 41.1% | 305 / 558 | |
| Megaminx | 2:53.99 | — | early days — 1 solve | 146 / 193 |
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
- 10 Dec 2022Three personal bests in one day at Oulu Open 2022.
- 24 Sep 2022Four personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2022.
- 15 Apr 2022Three personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2022.
- 30 Oct 2021First sub-10 3×3: 8.16 at Finnish Championship 2021.
- 30 Oct 2021Five personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2021.
- 22 Apr 2017First competition: Tietomaa Open 2017. A 11.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kuopion Kuutiokemut 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2023 · 20 Oct 2023
- Kirkkonummi Time Trial 2023 · 3 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Oulu Open 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2022 · 24 Sep 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2022 · 15 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2021 · 30 Oct 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Tietomaa Open 2017 · 22 Apr 2017 — 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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Arttu Puttonen — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
- Olli Vikstedt — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 49 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,419 people have one; it is 1.42 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 3.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.