People · Russia
Nikita Shturbabin
3×3 · top 5.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017SHTU01
Nikita Shturbabin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.18, set at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 185th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since March 2017, he has put 151 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.08 in March 2017 to 9.18, a 49% improvement. Nikita has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.18 | 12.30 | top 5.3% | 185 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.55 | 8.69 | top 5.7% | 146 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 4.15 | 5.23 | top 28.4% | 1,115 / 4,782 | |
| 4×4 | 56.82 | 1:05.89 | top 32.9% | 537 / 2,080 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.47 | 2:13.68 | top 49.0% | 406 / 941 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 183 / 366 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.58 | 41.35 | top 56.5% | 958 / 1,770 | |
| Skewb | 12.03 | 19.21 | top 66.2% | 1,299 / 2,264 | |
| Clock | 22.73 | 29.46 | top 71.9% | 450 / 714 | |
| Square-1 | 47.50 | 58.84 | top 73.7% | 511 / 759 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:01.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 226 / 310 | |
| Megaminx | 3:21.30 | — | early days — 2 solves | 702 / 998 | |
| 6×6 | 5:06.76 | 5:30.91 | early days — 3 solves | 266 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 9:13.92 | — | early days — 1 solve | 261 / 270 |
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
- 24 Mar 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.18 at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018.
- 24 Mar 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.22 at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017.
- 11 Nov 2017Six personal bests in one day at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017First competition: Tatarstan Spring Open 2017. A 18.08 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Tatarstan Spring Open 2017 · 18 Mar 2017
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.
- Alexey Kislovskiy — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Mikhail Arkhipov — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Vladimir Vetkin — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.