People · Canada
Nicholas Shumilov
2×2 · top 6.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2023 · 2023SHUM03
Nicholas Shumilov has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.19, set at Red Deer Favourites 2026, puts him in the top 6.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 404th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2023, he has put 152 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.16 in July 2023 to 11.95, a 64% improvement. Nicholas 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.19 | 4.47 | top 6.2% | 404 / 7,245 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.64 | 8.59 | top 11.0% | 414 / 4,913 | |
| 3×3 | 11.95 | 15.65 | top 13.8% | 1,325 / 10,502 | |
| Clock | 9.45 | 12.77 | top 22.2% | 201 / 1,057 | |
| Skewb | 7.07 | 10.05 | top 34.3% | 858 / 2,928 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.53 | 40.54 | top 52.4% | 1,223 / 2,632 | |
| 4×4 | 1:18.45 | 1:35.22 | top 54.7% | 1,540 / 3,180 |
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
- 3 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Edmonton Winter 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.96 at Solved Central Alberta 2025.
- 30 Mar 2025First sub-30 3×3: 19.24 at New to Edmonton B 2025.
- 30 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.24 at New to Edmonton B 2025.
- 30 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at New to Edmonton B 2025.
- 22 Jul 2023First competition: Sherwood Park Summer 2023. A 33.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Battle of Alberta 2026 · 9 May 2026
- Red Deer Favourites 2026 · 14 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Edmonton Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Solved Central Alberta 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Out in the Country Crossfield 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New to Edmonton B 2025 · 30 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Sherwood Park Summer 2023 · 22 Jul 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.
- Dylan Vaskevicius — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Bryce Miller — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Griffin Clem — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.