People · Belarus
Nikita Starodubov
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017STAR07
Nikita Starodubov has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.00, set at Happy BSTU Cubing Days 2019, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Belarus. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since November 2017, he has put 674 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.56 in November 2017 to 7.00, a 55% improvement. Nikita has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.00 | 8.16 | top 1.3% | 8 / 748 | |
| 4×4 | 29.32 | 31.60 | top 2.4% | 2 / 214 | |
| Skewb | 2.39 | 4.30 | top 2.5% | 4 / 253 | |
| 2×2 | 1.59 | 3.16 | top 2.6% | 8 / 532 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.08 | 15.20 | top 3.1% | 5 / 193 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.23 | 5.18 | top 4.4% | 17 / 413 | |
| Megaminx | 48.56 | 51.88 | top 4.5% | 1 / 121 | |
| 5×5 | 1:00.16 | 1:01.66 | top 5.6% | 2 / 92 |
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
- 7 Nov 2020Three personal bests in one day at Black Pawn in Brest 2020.
- 23 Nov 2019Five personal bests in one day at Happy BSTU Cubing Days 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Belarus Nationals 2019.
- 4 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at Speedcubing Camp Minsk 2019.
- 17 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at November Days in Minsk 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at YJ Fest Belarus 2018.
Competitions
- Black Pawn in Brest 2020 · 7 Nov 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- New Year in PSU 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Lion's Cup 2019 · 30 Nov 2019
- Happy BSTU Cubing Days 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Autumn in Vitebsk 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- One day in Vileyka 2019 · 8 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Belarus Nationals 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Fewest Moves Vitebsk 2019 · 1 Feb 2019
- Speedcubing Camp Minsk 2019 · 4 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- November Days in Minsk 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Belarus 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Welcome to Brest 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- GeniusKid Belarus 2018 · 26 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Spring Cube In Minsk 2018 · 30 Mar 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Minsk Championship 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best 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.
- Vadzim Smirnou — met in 126 rounds, finished ahead 66 times
- Danila Dubovik — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 92 times
- Nikita Loika — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 82 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.00 away.
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 4.32 away.
Targets move as he improves.