People · Estonia
Klaus Nellis
Skewb · top 23.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2025 · 2025NELL02
Klaus Nellis has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.65, set at Viljandi Open 2026, puts him in the top 23.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36th in Estonia. Across 5 competitions since October 2025, he has put 144 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.93 in October 2025 to 16.08, a 42% improvement. Klaus has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 23.1% | 36 / 126 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.89 | 11.87 | top 27.0% | 64 / 186 | |
| 3×3 | 16.08 | 22.19 | top 28.0% | 82 / 308 | |
| 2×2 | 5.02 | 7.44 | top 39.6% | 111 / 244 | |
| Clock | 15.34 | 19.00 | top 49.3% | 28 / 48 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.40 | 2:02.94 | top 59.4% | 63 / 124 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:00.43 | — | early days — 2 solves | 90 / 115 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.03 | — | early days — 2 solves | 41 / 46 |
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
- 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 33 rounds, finished ahead once
- Remo Pihel — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mike Vidrik Rätsep — met in 33 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.