People · United States
Nikita N. Melchakov
3×3 · top 46.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023MELC04
Nikita N. Melchakov has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 22.52, set at Spokane Spring 2024, puts him in the top 46.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27,064th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since December 2023, he has put 89 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.61 in December 2023 to 22.52, a 42% improvement. Nikita has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 22.52 | 28.32 | top 46.8% | 27,064 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.41 | 11.52 | top 48.3% | 13,981 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 6.56 | 10.12 | top 56.5% | 23,144 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 11.53 | 14.50 | top 63.7% | 11,803 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:13.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 13,854 / 15,683 | |
| Megaminx | 6:30.93 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7,813 / 7,841 |
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
- 30 Mar 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.38 at North Idaho Newcomers 2024.
- 30 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at North Idaho Newcomers 2024.
- 30 Dec 2023First competition: Spokane Winter 2023. A 38.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Idaho Newcomers 2025 · 29 Mar 2025
- Spokane Spring 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- North Idaho Newcomers 2024 · 30 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Spokane Winter 2023 · 30 Dec 2023
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.
- Jeremiah Rummerfield — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Coleman Vaughn — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Parker Bright — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-20 3×3 single — 113,584 people have one; it is 2.52 away.
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.