People · Bulgaria
Kamen Kolev
Skewb · top 2.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022KOLE03
Kamen Kolev has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.47, set at Sofia Spring 2024, puts him in the top 2.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Bulgaria. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2022, he has put 228 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 77% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.16 in July 2022 to 2.96, a 43% improvement. Kamen has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.47 | 4.22 | top 2.8% | 4 / 237 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 4.98 | top 13.8% | 46 / 407 | |
| 3×3 | 12.85 | 14.66 | top 16.9% | 84 / 567 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.77 | 9.22 | top 26.0% | 82 / 332 | |
| Clock | 11.86 | 14.83 | top 34.2% | 24 / 78 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.30 | 1:14.14 | top 43.2% | 71 / 192 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 12.85 at Sofia Summer 2026.
- 5 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Burgas Open 2023.
- 9 Jul 2022First competition: We are Back Sofia 2022. A 21.38 3×3 single to start from.
- 9 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 18.46 at We are Back Sofia 2022.
Competitions
- Sofia Summer 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Burgas Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sofia Spring 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Burgas Open 2023 · 5 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Bulgarian Aniversary 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- We are Back Sofia 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best 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.
- Kristina Kostova — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Tsvetozar Rusanov — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Nikolai Petrov — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.