People · North Macedonia
Nikola Nichovski
3×3 · top 6.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018NICO06
Nikola Nichovski has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.57, set at Macedonia Open 2023, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in North Macedonia. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2018, he has put 345 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.07 in November 2018 to 9.57, a 60% improvement. Nikola has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.57 | 10.33 | top 6.3% | 8 / 159 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.08 | 5.90 | top 8.1% | 6 / 92 | |
| 2×2 | 2.66 | 4.15 | top 10.5% | 7 / 103 | |
| Skewb | 4.07 | 6.31 | top 11.4% | 3 / 41 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.96 | 24.82 | top 12.5% | 5 / 30 | |
| Megaminx | 1:23.88 | 1:27.58 | top 24.2% | 3 / 18 | |
| 4×4 | 57.63 | 1:09.08 | top 33.9% | 13 / 46 | |
| Square-1 | 1:13.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 7 / 9 |
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
- 6 May 2023Four personal bests in one day at Macedonia Open 2023.
- 18 Jun 2022First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Cubing at Sopro 2022.
- 18 Jun 2022Five personal bests in one day at Cubing at Sopro 2022.
- 23 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Kosovo Open 2019.
- 26 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.76 at Macedonian Nationals 2019.
- 26 Oct 2019Nine personal bests in one day at Macedonian Nationals 2019.
Competitions
- Macedonia Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing at Sopro 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Kosovo Open 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Macedonian Nationals 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- Sofia Spring 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Macedonia Winter 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Macedonia Open 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 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.
- Gjorgji Cheshmedjievski — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lir Ukaj — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Aleksandar Dukleski — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
Targets move as he improves.