People · Serbia
Lav Novakovic
Pyraminx · top 8.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023NOVA06
Lav Novakovic has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.07, set at Battle for Belgrade 2026, puts him in the top 8.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27th in Serbia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since October 2023, he has put 226 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 23.16 in October 2023 to 2.60, an 89% improvement. Lav has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.07 | 7.78 | top 8.0% | 27 / 240 | |
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 4.47 | top 9.9% | 45 / 332 | |
| 3×3 | 13.06 | 15.73 | top 17.6% | 81 / 410 | |
| Clock | 10.67 | 11.65 | top 28.4% | 12 / 37 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.86 | — | top 48.7% | 76 / 173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.42 | — | early days — 3 solves | 91 / 136 |
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
- 9 May 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.06 at Bački Petrovac Open 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Battle for Belgrade 2026.
- 18 Oct 2025First sub-20 3×3: 15.50 at Battle for Belgrade II 2025.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 23.43 at Serbian Open 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023Three personal bests in one day at Serbian Open 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023First competition: Balkan Open 2023. A 32.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bački Petrovac Open 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Battle for Belgrade 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kragujevac Open 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Battle for Belgrade II 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgrade Open 2024 · 19 Oct 2024
- Bački Petrovac Open 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgrade Winter 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Serbian Open 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Balkan Open 2023 · 7 Oct 2023
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.
- Aleksa Dimitrijević — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Đorđe Timotijević — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nikola Aćimović — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.