People · North Macedonia
Marko Nikolov
2×2 · top 21.4% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022NIKO03
Marko Nikolov has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.59, set at Macedonia Open 2026, puts him in the top 21.4% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in North Macedonia. Across 3 competitions since June 2022, he has put 83 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Marko has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.59 | 6.87 | top 21.4% | 21 / 117 | |
| 3×3 | 15.92 | 18.27 | top 27.6% | 35 / 179 | |
| 4×4 | 1:06.62 | 1:13.06 | top 43.7% | 17 / 53 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.65 | 15.72 | top 50.2% | 43 / 96 | |
| 5×5 | 2:23.27 | 2:35.81 | top 62.7% | 11 / 23 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 43.02 | 47.35 | top 69.4% | 19 / 30 | |
| Skewb | 16.68 | 22.75 | top 83.2% | 39 / 45 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Macedonia Open 2026.
- 18 Jun 2022First competition: Cubing at Sopro 2022. A 17.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Macedonia Open 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Macedonia Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing at Sopro 2022 · 18 Jun 2022
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.
- Nikola Pulkovski — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mateo Minoski — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.