People · North Macedonia
Nikola Pulkovski
2×2 · top 18.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018PULK01
Nikola Pulkovski has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.36, set at Cubing at Sopro 2022, puts him in the top 18.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 16th in North Macedonia. Across 6 competitions since November 2018, he has put 292 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.77 in November 2018 to 14.47, a 51% improvement. Nikola has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | North Macedonia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.36 | 6.07 | top 18.6% | 16 / 117 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.18 | 1:29.41 | top 20.2% | 4 / 23 | |
| 4×4 | 47.57 | 53.02 | top 21.6% | 8 / 53 | |
| 3×3 | 14.47 | 16.17 | top 22.7% | 30 / 179 | |
| Megaminx | 1:32.85 | 1:37.81 | top 30.1% | 5 / 18 | |
| Skewb | 7.18 | 11.10 | top 35.2% | 11 / 45 | |
| 6×6 | 2:53.12 | 3:06.65 | early days — 3 solves | 3 / 8 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.79 | 38.29 | top 43.9% | 13 / 30 | |
| 7×7 | 4:38.72 | 4:50.96 | top 44.1% | 3 / 6 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.11 | 16.82 | top 53.9% | 49 / 96 | |
| Square-1 | 35.29 | 43.94 | top 59.0% | 5 / 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 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Macedonia Open 2023.
- 6 May 2023Six personal bests in one day at Macedonia Open 2023.
- 18 Jun 2022Eleven personal bests in one day at Cubing at Sopro 2022.
- 26 Oct 2019First sub-20 3×3: 18.96 at Macedonian Nationals 2019.
- 26 Oct 2019Nine personal bests in one day at Macedonian Nationals 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019Ten personal bests in one day at Macedonia Winter 2019.
Competitions
- Macedonia Open 2026 · 17 Oct 2026
- Macedonia Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubing at Sopro 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 11 personal bests set
- Macedonian Nationals 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- Macedonia Winter 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 10 personal bests set
- Macedonia Open 2018 · 17 Nov 2018
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 65 rounds, never finished ahead
- Aleksandar Dukleski — met in 54 rounds, never finished ahead
- Lir Ukaj — met in 51 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-1:00 5×5 single — 2,328 people have one; it is 21.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.