People · Germany
Nika Vashadze
Skewb · top 7.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2023 · 2023VASH04
Nika Vashadze has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.38, set at Munich Open 2025, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 88th in Germany. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since August 2023, he has put 360 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 57% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.15 in August 2023 to 9.89, a 19% improvement. Nika has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Germany | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.38 | 6.04 | top 7.0% | 88 / 1,169 | |
| 2×2 | 2.31 | 3.91 | top 7.1% | 291 / 2,875 | |
| 3×3 | 9.89 | 11.50 | top 7.1% | 370 / 4,109 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.13 | 8.00 | top 8.3% | 200 / 1,987 | |
| Clock | 7.00 | 9.22 | top 10.9% | 59 / 634 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.13 | 27.85 | top 20.8% | 282 / 1,314 | |
| 4×4 | 53.32 | 1:03.00 | top 28.7% | 540 / 1,934 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.75 | — | early days — 2 solves | 906 / 1,158 |
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
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Munich Open 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.89 at Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024.
- 14 Dec 2024Six personal bests in one day at Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024.
- 4 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Swiss Nationals 2024.
- 1 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Bellinzona Open 2024.
- 3 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Tbilisi September Open 2023.
Competitions
- Munich Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Munich Open 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Winter 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Swiss Nationals 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Bellinzona Open 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Tbilisi September Open 2023 · 3 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Georgia End of August 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- German Nationals 2023 · 4 Aug 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Felix Schmelzle — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 49 times · head to head
- Fabian Damke — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Tobias Peter — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.