People · Bulgaria
Nikola Stanislavov Peichev
3×3 · top 3.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026PEIC01
Nikola Stanislavov Peichev has been competing for 10 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.35, set at Sofia Summer 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19th in Bulgaria. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2026, he has put 257 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.75 in January 2026 to 8.35, a 22% improvement. Nikola has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.35 | 10.61 | top 3.5% | 19 / 573 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.70 | 6.50 | top 6.3% | 19 / 334 | |
| 2×2 | 2.50 | 3.40 | top 9.0% | 27 / 412 | |
| Skewb | 6.34 | 10.67 | top 28.5% | 69 / 237 | |
| 4×4 | 53.71 | 59.35 | top 29.3% | 44 / 192 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.78 | 29.89 | top 33.7% | 42 / 139 | |
| Clock | 14.03 | 16.91 | top 43.9% | 32 / 83 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.85 | 2:53.43 | top 54.4% | 32 / 69 | |
| 5×5 | 2:26.41 | 2:42.24 | top 64.2% | 60 / 94 |
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 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.56 at Sofia Summer 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Sofia Summer 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Nine personal bests in one day at Blagoevgrad Open 2026.
- 3 Jan 2026First competition: Sofia Open 2026. A 10.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Vratsa Cube Open 2026 · 12 Sep 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Thessaloniki Summer Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Sofia Summer 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Blagoevgrad Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 9 personal bests set
- Sofia Open 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Yoan Stefanov — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Aleksandar Dimitrov — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Alexander Tenev — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.