People · Russia
Nikita Brylin
2×2 · top 5.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026BRYL01
Nikita Brylin has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.09, set at DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 172nd in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since January 2026, he has put 35 official solves on the record across five events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.09 | 4.17 | top 5.4% | 172 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 9.60 | 11.68 | top 6.4% | 226 / 6,475 | |
| 4×4 | 39.41 | 41.74 | top 11.4% | 151 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.07 | 23.33 | top 15.3% | 219 / 1,770 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.72 | 9.48 | top 33.9% | 1,196 / 3,777 |
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 story so far
- 31 Jan 2026First competition: DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2026. A 10.11 3×3 single to start from.
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.60 at DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2026.
Competitions
- DIA EH Cube for Change Dubai A 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 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.
- Julian Riggs — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nasir Ali Mohammed Dawood Abdalla — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ghanem Hamed Zarook — met in 7 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.09 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.