People · Russia
Nikita Nifatov (Никита Нифатов)
2×2 · top 1.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018NIFA01
Nikita Nifatov (Никита Нифатов) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.41, set at EkatCube Spring 2019, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in Russia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since July 2018, he has put 340 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 51% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.56 in July 2018 to 9.48, a 25% 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 | 1.41 | 4.32 | top 1.8% | 68 / 4,788 | |
| 3×3 | 9.48 | 10.97 | top 6.1% | 213 / 6,485 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.47 | 17.15 | top 7.1% | 97 / 1,772 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.00 | 6.65 | top 13.2% | 392 / 3,784 | |
| 4×4 | 48.68 | 52.38 | top 23.1% | 334 / 2,085 | |
| Skewb | 6.94 | 9.48 | top 33.3% | 537 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 50.67 | early days — 3 solves | 124 / 367 | |
| Square-1 | 25.99 | 39.18 | top 41.5% | 237 / 760 | |
| Clock | 19.16 | 25.91 | top 62.3% | 371 / 715 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.50 | 3:16.47 | top 66.3% | 518 / 999 | |
| 5×5 | 2:54.58 | — | top 76.3% | 671 / 942 |
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
- 10 Aug 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Udmurtia Open 2019.
- 4 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Perm Open 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at EkatCube Spring 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at EkatCube Spring 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019Six personal bests in one day at Ural Winter 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018Five personal bests in one day at Ural Autumn 2018.
Competitions
- Eka Cube Days 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Udmurtia Open 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Perm Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- EkatCube Spring 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Ural Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Ural Autumn 2018 · 27 Oct 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Ekat Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 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.
- Vasily Stasyev — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Darya Belonogova — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 18 times · head to head
- Andrey Kolevatykh (Андрей Колеватых) — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.