People · Estonia
Klaus Nellis
Skewb · top 23.2% of 74,164 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025NELL02
Klaus Nellis has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.65, set at Viljandi Open 2026, puts him in the top 23.2% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Estonia. Across 7 competitions since October 2025, he has put 181 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.93 in October 2025 to 16.08, a 42% improvement. Klaus has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.65 | 13.12 | top 23.2% | 37 / 129 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.89 | 11.87 | top 27.0% | 65 / 189 | |
| 3×3 | 16.08 | 22.19 | top 28.2% | 86 / 311 | |
| 2×2 | 5.02 | 7.44 | top 39.6% | 113 / 245 | |
| Clock | 15.34 | 19.00 | top 49.3% | 28 / 49 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.40 | 2:02.94 | top 59.5% | 65 / 124 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 46.49 | — | top 73.3% | 79 / 116 | |
| Square-1 | 48.96 | — | top 75.2% | 37 / 47 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 59 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 35 / 37 |
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 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Nuti Tallinn Open 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.08 at Nuti Cube Day 2026.
- 11 Apr 2026Five personal bests in one day at Nuti Cube Day 2026.
- 10 Oct 2025First competition: Estonian Championship 2025. A 27.93 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- FMC Europe 2026 · 10 Oct 2026
- Nuti Estonian Championship 2026 · 3 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Viljandi Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Nuti Tallinn Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Nuti Cube Day 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Estcubes Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Estonian Championship 2025 · 10 Oct 2025
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.
- Maksim Zemtšihhin — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Remo Pihel — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mike Vidrik Rätsep — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.