People · Slovakia
Nikolas Márkus
2×2 · top 6.7% of 186,892 all-time · competing since June 2014 · 2014MARK02
Nikolas Márkus has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at Bratislava Open 2014, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 186,892 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Slovakia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since June 2014, he has put 653 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,848 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.87 in June 2014 to 2.26, a 42% improvement. Nikolas has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.26 | 4.38 | top 6.7% | 45 / 375 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.31 | 7.24 | top 9.2% | 41 / 254 | |
| Skewb | 4.06 | 6.42 | top 11.3% | 33 / 182 | |
| Clock | 7.74 | 9.57 | top 13.9% | 19 / 97 | |
| 3×3 | 14.23 | 16.38 | top 21.8% | 138 / 447 | |
| Square-1 | 21.36 | 33.50 | top 31.0% | 34 / 87 | |
| 4×4 | 55.74 | 1:07.18 | top 31.6% | 70 / 214 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.76 | 34.28 | top 33.6% | 50 / 145 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.88 | 2:00.28 | top 44.6% | 43 / 110 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 45.00 | top 44.8% | 26 / 48 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:58.02 | 4:02.75 | top 51.8% | 18 / 33 | |
| 6×6 | 4:38.49 | — | top 76.9% | 32 / 42 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 3 cubes · 22:28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 12 / 14 | |
| Megaminx | 3:54.02 | — | top 88.9% | 88 / 93 | |
| 7×7 | 8:54.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 36 / 37 |
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
- 14 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Slovakian Open 2015.
- 17 Jul 2015Three personal bests in one day at Czech Open 2015.
- 6 Jun 2015Three personal bests in one day at Bratislava No-Cutoff Open 2015.
- 14 Mar 2015Five personal bests in one day at Brno Open 2015.
- 31 Jan 2015Eight personal bests in one day at B.O.N.D. Open 2015.
- 8 Nov 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.30 at Bratislava Open 2014.
Competitions
- Slovakian Open 2016 · 27 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- B.O.N.D. Open 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slovakian Open 2015 · 14 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Bratislava No-Cutoff Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Brno Open 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- B.O.N.D. Open 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 8 personal bests set
- Bratislava Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovakian Open 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 8 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2014 · 11 Jul 2014 — 8 personal bests set
- Austrian Open 2014 · 14 Jun 2014
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.
- Bence Barát — met in 179 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Olivér Perge — met in 174 rounds, finished ahead 43 times
- Matěj Mužátko — met in 170 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,857 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,896 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.