People · Russia
Nikolai Volkov (Николай Волков)
Skewb · top 38.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018VOLK08
Nikolai Volkov (Николай Волков) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 7.59, set at Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018, puts him in the top 38.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 651st in Russia. Across 3 competitions since August 2018, he has put 46 official solves on the record across four events. His Skewb best has come down from 13.43 in August 2018 to 7.59, a 43% improvement. Nikolai has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 7.59 | 10.64 | top 38.2% | 651 / 2,264 | |
| 2×2 | 6.12 | 8.92 | top 52.1% | 2,240 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 27.87 | 33.83 | top 58.6% | 3,477 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:10.95 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,583 / 1,770 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Nov 2018First sub-30 3×3: 27.87 at Welcome to Academy 2018.
- 4 Aug 2018First competition: SPB Summer 2018. A 43.10 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Welcome to Academy 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- SPB Summer 2018 · 4 Aug 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.
- Daniil Akimov (Даниил Акимов) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Aleksandr Afonichev (Александр Афоничев) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Sergey Malyshev — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.59 away.
- A sub-6 2×2 single — 95,042 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.