People · Russia
Nikolai Gomelchuk
3×3 · top 10.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019GOME13
Nikolai Gomelchuk has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.83, set at Bogoroditsk Open 2021, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 406th in Russia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2019, he has put 130 official solves on the record across 13 events. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.26 in April 2019 to 10.83, a 66% improvement. Nikolai 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.83 | 12.08 | top 10.0% | 406 / 6,475 | |
| Skewb | 4.11 | 6.32 | top 11.6% | 162 / 2,264 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.79 | 5.61 | top 11.9% | 340 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.05 | 25.85 | top 23.4% | 373 / 1,770 | |
| Clock | 9.95 | 14.42 | top 24.9% | 115 / 714 | |
| 2×2 | 4.39 | 5.14 | top 31.5% | 1,254 / 4,782 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.47 | 1:06.97 | top 36.9% | 616 / 2,080 | |
| Square-1 | 26.55 | 37.24 | top 42.5% | 244 / 759 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.21 | 2:08.83 | top 48.2% | 398 / 941 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:45.52 | — | top 48.2% | 125 / 310 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 3 of 3 cubes · 27:14 | — | early days — 1 solve | 51 / 98 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.12 | — | early days — 2 solves | 516 / 998 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 277 / 366 |
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
- 29 May 2021First sub-15 3×3: 12.41 at Bogoroditsk Open 2021.
- 29 May 2021Eight personal bests in one day at Bogoroditsk Open 2021.
- 22 Nov 2019First sub-30 3×3: 15.31 at MPEI Open 2019.
- 22 Nov 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.31 at MPEI Open 2019.
- 22 Nov 2019Seven personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First competition: CCC Open Moscow 2019. A 32.26 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bogoroditsk Open 2021 · 29 May 2021 — 8 personal bests set
- Sariki in Moscow 2020 · 2 Jan 2020 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Moscow 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
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 37 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Alexander Bashutkin — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Ivan Polkanov (Иван Полканов) — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
Targets move as he improves.