People · Russia
Nikita Malykhin (Никита Малыхин)
3×3 · top 2.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018MALY03
Nikita Malykhin (Никита Малыхин) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.93, set at CCC Qualification SPB 2020, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 85th in Russia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since March 2018, he has put 471 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.93 in March 2018 to 7.93, a 58% improvement. Nikita has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.93 | 9.50 | top 2.7% | 85 / 6,475 | |
| Megaminx | 45.09 | 54.72 | top 3.1% | 13 / 998 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.55 | top 5.2% | 165 / 4,782 | |
| 5×5 | 1:03.58 | 1:15.58 | top 7.6% | 35 / 941 | |
| 4×4 | 37.99 | 41.75 | top 9.8% | 119 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.33 | 18.99 | top 11.0% | 154 / 1,770 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.63 | 7.20 | top 17.3% | 562 / 3,777 | |
| Skewb | 5.68 | 10.32 | top 23.3% | 375 / 2,264 | |
| Square-1 | 26.46 | 51.43 | top 42.3% | 242 / 759 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 133 / 366 |
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
- 14 Mar 2020Three personal bests in one day at SPB Muffin 2020.
- 1 Feb 2020Six personal bests in one day at CCC Qualification SPB 2020.
- 4 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Luga Open 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019Three personal bests in one day at Pskov Open 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at SPB Muffin Winter 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Five personal bests in one day at SPB Muffin Winter 2019.
Competitions
- SPB Muffin 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification SPB 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Tambov Autumn 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Luga Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Pskov Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- SPB Muffin Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Welcome to Academy 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Belarus 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- SPB Summer 2018 · 4 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SPB Island 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CFCTC Open 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 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.
- Evgeniy Mazhara — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Mikhail Kuzin — met in 75 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
- Aleksandr Beznogov — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.93 away.
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 557 people have one; it is 5.09 away.
Targets move as he improves.