People · Russia
Nikita Malyshkin
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2026 · 2026MALY02
Nikita Malyshkin has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 213th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 1 competition since June 2026, he has put 48 official solves on the record across six events.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 4.24 | top 6.5% | 213 / 4,782 | |
| Clock | 7.36 | 10.31 | top 12.4% | 53 / 714 | |
| 3×3 | 12.33 | 13.65 | top 15.0% | 677 / 6,475 | |
| Skewb | 5.11 | 7.57 | top 19.0% | 294 / 2,264 | |
| Square-1 | 16.78 | 23.75 | top 20.5% | 97 / 759 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.84 | 25.59 | top 25.6% | 412 / 1,770 |
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
- 13 Jun 2026First competition: Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026. A 12.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Asset Agabekov — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead once
- Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 1.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.