People · Bulgaria
Martin Popov
2×2 · top 24.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2024 · 2024POPO03
Martin Popov has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.85, set at Sofia Open 2025, puts him in the top 24.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 104th in Bulgaria. Across 9 competitions since March 2024, he has put 220 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.44 in March 2024 to 15.18, a 26% improvement. Martin 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 | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.85 | 5.31 | top 24.6% | 104 / 407 | |
| 3×3 | 15.18 | 17.37 | top 25.0% | 136 / 567 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.72 | 12.74 | top 50.8% | 156 / 332 | |
| Skewb | 11.83 | 16.02 | top 65.2% | 162 / 237 | |
| Clock | 20.36 | 29.60 | top 65.7% | 44 / 78 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.93 | 44.42 | top 68.0% | 87 / 139 | |
| 4×4 | 1:43.71 | 1:52.84 | top 73.0% | 129 / 192 | |
| Megaminx | 3:17.29 | 3:24.81 | top 80.0% | 45 / 67 | |
| 5×5 | 4:23.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 89 / 94 |
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
- 29 Mar 2025Three personal bests in one day at Sofia Open 2025.
- 15 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Silistra Open 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.51 at Pernik Open 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024First competition: Sofia Spring 2024. A 22.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sofia Open 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Sofia Spring 2025 · 10 May 2025
- Sofia Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bulgarian Nationals 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Events Bulgaria 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Silistra Open 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- 50 Years of Cubing Bulgaria 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pernik Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Sofia Spring 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 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.
- Todor Enikov — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Yoan Stefanov — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Nikolai Petrov — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.