People · Russia
Nikita Pak
Skewb · top 3.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2020 · 2020PAKN01
Nikita Pak has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.71, set at Korea Open 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in Russia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2020, he has put 246 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 10.05 in March 2020 to 2.71, a 73% 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.71 | 3.57 | top 3.7% | 42 / 2,264 | |
| Clock | 5.03 | 7.22 | top 4.5% | 11 / 714 | |
| 4×4 | 33.19 | 36.64 | top 5.1% | 51 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 | 9.48 | 9.87 | top 6.1% | 211 / 6,475 | |
| 6×6 | 1:54.45 | 2:15.05 | early days — 3 solves | 17 / 343 | |
| Square-1 | 13.40 | 17.27 | top 12.7% | 58 / 759 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.03 | 7.51 | top 13.4% | 398 / 3,777 | |
| Megaminx | 1:06.92 | 1:15.87 | top 13.9% | 75 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.13 | 1:19.25 | top 15.4% | 93 / 941 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.30 | 22.34 | top 15.9% | 234 / 1,770 | |
| 7×7 | 3:31.06 | 3:39.23 | early days — 3 solves | 39 / 270 | |
| 2×2 | 3.69 | 4.78 | top 22.6% | 870 / 4,782 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at Korea Open 2026.
- 15 Aug 2026Eleven personal bests in one day at Korea Open 2026.
- 12 Aug 2023Four personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023.
- 12 Aug 2022First sub-15 3×3: 10.89 at Korean Championship 2022.
- 12 Aug 2022Eight personal bests in one day at Korean Championship 2022.
- 14 Mar 2020First competition: Vladivostok Spring 2020. A 15.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Korea Open 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 11 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Korean Championship 2022 · 12 Aug 2022 — 8 personal bests set
- Vladivostok Spring 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 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.
- Yoochan Hong (홍유찬) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Yeon Kyun Park (박연균) — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jihun Yang (양지훈) — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-5 Clock single — 1,421 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.