People · Russia
Nikita Zharkikh
3×3 · top 6.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017ZHAR03
Nikita Zharkikh has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.80, set at Tambov Autumn 2019, puts him in the top 6.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 252nd in Russia. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since July 2017, he has put 117 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 20% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 38.03 in July 2017 to 9.80, a 74% 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 | 9.80 | 13.04 | top 6.9% | 252 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.04 | 6.18 | top 7.9% | 216 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 2.40 | 4.50 | top 8.0% | 253 / 4,782 | |
| Skewb | 5.50 | 6.40 | top 22.0% | 352 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.47 | 28.55 | top 32.8% | 519 / 1,770 | |
| 4×4 | 57.00 | 1:04.29 | top 33.1% | 541 / 2,080 | |
| Clock | 24.14 | — | early days — 2 solves | 472 / 714 |
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
- 2 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.80 at Tambov Autumn 2019.
- 2 Nov 2019Ten personal bests in one day at Tambov Autumn 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-30 3×3: 12.28 at Voronezh Open 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 12.28 at Voronezh Open 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.28 at Voronezh Open 2019.
- 29 Jul 2017First competition: Tambov Summer 2017. A 38.14 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tambov Autumn 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 10 personal bests set
- Voronezh Open 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Tambov Summer 2017 · 29 Jul 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.
- Maxim Ilin — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexey Yarygin — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Dmitry Gundin — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.80 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
Targets move as he improves.