People · Denmark
Nikolaj Sajfutdinov Stenz
2×2 · top 4.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022STEN06
Nikolaj Sajfutdinov Stenz has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.03, set at Forårscubing i Hvidovre 2023, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 67th in Denmark. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since October 2022, he has put 156 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.70 in January 2023 to 14.14, a 38% improvement. Nikolaj 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 | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.03 | 5.54 | top 4.9% | 67 / 906 | |
| 3×3 | 14.14 | 15.58 | top 21.5% | 268 / 1,198 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.46 | 10.28 | top 23.5% | 203 / 702 | |
| Skewb | 5.79 | 12.53 | top 24.2% | 124 / 467 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.13 | 36.54 | top 39.7% | 140 / 380 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.70 | 1:15.16 | top 45.6% | 188 / 468 | |
| Clock | 15.54 | 21.10 | top 50.1% | 94 / 187 | |
| 7×7 | 5:46.25 | 6:23.54 | early days — 3 solves | 58 / 116 | |
| Square-1 | 41.81 | 56.36 | top 67.6% | 126 / 185 | |
| Megaminx | 3:25.96 | — | early days — 2 solves | 179 / 232 |
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
- 10 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Rødovre Cubing 2023.
- 6 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.24 at Østervang Open 2023.
- 6 May 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Østervang Open 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 16.53 at Forårscubing i Hvidovre 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Forårscubing i Hvidovre 2023.
- 10 Oct 2022First competition: Hverdagscubing II - Hvidovre 2022.
Competitions
- Rødovre Cubing 2023 · 10 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Østervang Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Forårscubing i Hvidovre 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Hverdagscubing IV - Hvidovre 2023 · 16 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Hverdagscubing III - Risbjerggaard 2023 · 31 Jan 2023
- Hverdagscubing II - Hvidovre 2022 · 10 Oct 2022
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.
- Daniel Vædele Egdal — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
- Martin Vædele Egdal — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Malte Oliver Bøgh Kjøller — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.