People · Ukraine
Nicolas Demenikov
Skewb · top 25.1% of 74,164 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025DEME04
Nicolas Demenikov has been competing for a year. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.91, set at Rubik's German Nationals 2026, puts him in the top 25.1% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 217th in Ukraine. Across 6 competitions since September 2025, he has put 71 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 15.69 in September 2025 to 4.39, a 72% improvement. Nicolas has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.91 | 16.64 | top 25.1% | 217 / 896 | |
| 2×2 | 4.39 | 6.39 | top 31.6% | 588 / 1,911 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.20 | 12.24 | top 46.6% | 752 / 1,484 | |
| 3×3 | 29.13 | 37.54 | top 61.1% | 1,627 / 2,889 |
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
- 29 Nov 2025First sub-30 3×3: 29.13 at Rahn Education Advent Open 2025.
- 15 Nov 2025First sub-60 3×3: 51.10 at Cottbus Cubing 2025.
- 26 Sep 2025First competition: Rubik's German Nationals 2025. A 1:19.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Rubik's German Nationals 2026 · 28 Aug 2026
- Westend Mega NxNxN Berlin 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Schwerin Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Rahn Education Advent Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cottbus Cubing 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's German Nationals 2025 · 26 Sep 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.
- Jonas Ropella — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Heike Zbierski — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Fabian Common — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,481 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.