People · Russia
Roman Nikitin (Роман Никитин)
3×3 · top 10.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since March 2025 · 2025NIKI01
Roman Nikitin (Роман Никитин) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.10, set at Batumi July Open 2026, puts him in the top 10.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 450th in Russia. Across 2 competitions since March 2025, he has put 78 official solves on the record across ten events. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.59 in March 2025 to 11.10, a 51% improvement. Roman has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.10 | 16.81 | top 10.8% | 450 / 6,475 | |
| Square-1 | 13.35 | 15.59 | top 12.6% | 57 / 759 | |
| Skewb | 4.80 | 7.79 | top 16.7% | 249 / 2,264 | |
| 2×2 | 3.33 | 4.44 | top 18.1% | 686 / 4,782 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.34 | 12.04 | top 30.7% | 1,079 / 3,777 | |
| Clock | 11.68 | — | early days — 3 solves | 157 / 714 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.43 | 1:43.58 | top 33.6% | 212 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.64 | 1:02.82 | top 37.1% | 623 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.40 | 30.38 | top 37.8% | 614 / 1,770 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.52 | 2:34.38 | top 56.8% | 485 / 941 |
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
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-20 3×3: 16.07 at Batumi July Open 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026First sub-15 3×3: 11.10 at Batumi July Open 2026.
- 25 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at Batumi July Open 2026.
- 29 Mar 2025First competition: Astana Spring 2025. A 22.59 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Batumi July Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Astana Spring 2025 · 29 Mar 2025
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.
- Vincent Bruns — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Mohammad Ahmad Abu Hussein — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Adam Tiro — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
- A sub-12 Square-1 single — 2,502 people have one; it is 1.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.