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Nikolay Gorshkov (Николай Горшков)
Pyraminx · top 5.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019GORS01
Nikolay Gorshkov (Николай Горшков) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.59, set at CCC Qualification Kazan 2020, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 152nd in Russia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2019, he has put 153 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.38 in February 2019 to 11.29, a 31% improvement. Nikolay 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.59 | 7.42 | top 5.8% | 152 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 11.29 | 16.09 | top 11.4% | 491 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 4.54 | top 17.3% | 650 / 4,782 | |
| Skewb | 5.90 | 8.72 | top 25.0% | 396 / 2,264 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.87 | 1:26.30 | top 45.8% | 795 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.56 | 55.51 | top 72.2% | 1,240 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at CCC Qualification Kazan 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Chelny Summer 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.36 at YJ Kazan 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at YJ Kazan 2019.
- 4 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Perm Open 2019.
- 9 Feb 2019First competition: Izhevsk Winter Cube 2019. A 16.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CCC Qualification Kazan 2020 · 4 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Chelny Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- YJ Kazan 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Perm Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Izhevsk Winter Cube 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Rostislav Votinsev — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Mikhail Glazov (Михаил Глазов) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Artem Kulikov (Артём Куликов) — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.29 away.
Targets move as he improves.