People · Croatia
Nikola Vuković
2×2 · top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024VUKO01
Nikola Vuković has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Maribor Open 2026, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 31st in Croatia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since April 2024, he has put 190 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.75 in April 2024 to 2.36, a 37% improvement. Nikola has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 4.14 | top 7.6% | 31 / 275 | |
| 3×3 | 14.74 | 16.10 | top 23.5% | 107 / 360 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.78 | 11.96 | top 26.1% | 65 / 201 | |
| Skewb | 7.36 | 10.90 | top 36.4% | 50 / 119 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.35 | — | top 84.6% | 86 / 97 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Mar 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.74 at Maribor Open 2026.
- 22 Feb 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.98 at Osijek Open 2025.
- 27 Apr 2024First competition: Ogulin Open 2024. A 28.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Zagreb Open 2026 · 30 May 2026
- Maribor Open 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Varaždin Open 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Croatian Championship 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Osijek Open 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Varaždin Open 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Croatian Championship 2024 · 28 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Ogulin Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
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.
- Erin Pernar — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Vigo Pernar — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- David Vujasić — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.