People · Bulgaria
Nikolay Ivanov
Pyraminx · top 49.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2024 · 2024IVAN01
Nikolay Ivanov has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 9.54, set at Sofia Open 2026, puts him in the top 49.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 150th in Bulgaria. Across 8 competitions since January 2024, he has put 109 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 53.63 in January 2024 to 37.43, a 30% improvement. Nikolay has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 9.54 | 13.96 | top 49.3% | 150 / 332 | |
| Clock | 18.68 | 24.93 | top 60.8% | 42 / 78 | |
| 3×3 | 37.43 | 51.48 | top 73.8% | 423 / 567 | |
| Skewb | 14.73 | 17.93 | top 77.4% | 187 / 237 | |
| 2×2 | 10.71 | 12.82 | top 80.6% | 328 / 407 |
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
- 20 Jan 2024First competition: Lovech Winter 2024. A 53.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sofia Open 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Sofia Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025
- Side Events Bulgaria 2024 · 9 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Burgas Summer 2024 · 17 Aug 2024
- 50 Years of Cubing Bulgaria 2024 · 11 May 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Pernik Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Sofia Spring 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Lovech Winter 2024 · 20 Jan 2024
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.
- Martin Nikolaev Dzhenkov — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Yoan Stefanov — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Nikolai Petrov — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-8 Pyraminx single — 46,752 people have one; it is 1.54 away.
- A sub-15 Clock single — 15,373 people have one; it is 3.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.