People · Kazakhstan
Nikita Oputin
2×2 · top 4.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022OPUT01
Nikita Oputin has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.98, set at Samgau Almaty 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38th in Kazakhstan. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since December 2022, he has put 226 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 31.90 in December 2022 to 14.47, a 55% improvement. Nikita has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.98 | 5.76 | top 4.6% | 38 / 976 | |
| 3×3 | 14.47 | 17.48 | top 22.6% | 264 / 1,315 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.06 | 10.01 | top 28.4% | 207 / 803 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.51 | 1:21.74 | top 41.2% | 159 / 415 | |
| Skewb | 9.93 | 13.46 | top 54.5% | 198 / 474 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.52 | 45.00 | top 56.4% | 190 / 330 | |
| Clock | 17.76 | 20.86 | top 58.0% | 77 / 135 | |
| 5×5 | 2:32.44 | — | top 66.9% | 136 / 216 | |
| Megaminx | 3:27.49 | — | top 82.9% | 176 / 243 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 57 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 54 / 62 | |
| 6×6 | 6:11.92 | — | early days — 1 solve | 59 / 62 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Samgau Almaty 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Samgau Almaty 2026.
- 31 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Almaty Summer 2025.
- 25 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024.
- 26 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Almaty Spring 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-20 3×3: 16.54 at Almaty Cubers Open 2024.
Competitions
- Samgau Almaty 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Almaty Summer 2025 · 31 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024 · 25 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Almaty Spring 2024 · 26 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Almaty Cubers Open 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Leovit Anniversary Cubing Kazakhstan 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Save Ramir Cubing Kazakhstan 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- KSF Club Almaty 2022 · 10 Dec 2022
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 56 rounds, finished ahead once
- Asset Agabekov — met in 55 rounds, never finished ahead
- Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков) — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.