People · Russia
Nikita Kiselev
2×2 · top 7.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since October 2021 · 2021KISE01
Nikita Kiselev has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at Cubing in HD 2024, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 248th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since October 2021, he has put 260 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.04 in October 2021 to 11.51, a 43% improvement. Nikita 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 5.30 | top 7.8% | 248 / 4,788 | |
| 3×3 | 11.51 | 14.37 | top 12.3% | 529 / 6,485 | |
| Skewb | 6.72 | 9.85 | top 31.5% | 500 / 2,264 | |
| 4×4 | 56.21 | 1:00.64 | top 32.3% | 523 / 2,085 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.44 | 36.96 | top 35.5% | 571 / 1,772 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.14 | 11.60 | top 37.4% | 1,344 / 3,784 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 160 / 367 | |
| Clock | 30.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 557 / 715 | |
| 5×5 | 3:51.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 832 / 942 | |
| Megaminx | 4:28.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 905 / 999 |
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
- 13 Apr 2024Six personal bests in one day at Cubing in HD 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rhein-Neckar Autumn 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023First sub-15 3×3: 13.40 at Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2023.
- 9 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2023.
- 18 Jun 2022First sub-20 3×3: 16.01 at Luxembourg Open 2022.
- 18 Jun 2022Five personal bests in one day at Luxembourg Open 2022.
Competitions
- Hayange Open 2025 · 25 Jan 2025
- Cubing in HD 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- French Championship 2024 · 30 Mar 2024
- Rhein-Neckar Autumn 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Rheinland-Pfalz Open 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Luxembourg Open 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Rhein-Neckar Open A 2021 · 16 Oct 2021
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.
- Alexis Fedeler — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead once
- Alwin Rölz — met in 45 rounds, never finished ahead
- Annika Stein — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.