People · Kyrgyzstan
Sardar Bakiev (Сардар Бакиев)
4×4 · top 1.2% of 83,917 all-time · competing since December 2017 · 2017BAKI01
Sardar Bakiev (Сардар Бакиев) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 26.66, set at Summer in Bishkek 2024, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan. Until February 2013, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2017, he has put 732 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.97 in December 2017 to 7.10, a 58% improvement. Sardar has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 26.66 | 30.54 | top 1.2% | 2 / 92 | |
| 3×3 | 7.10 | 8.42 | top 1.4% | 3 / 228 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 11.89 | 13.60 | top 2.8% | 2 / 68 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.07 | 4.23 | top 3.9% | 2 / 148 | |
| 5×5 | 59.99 | 1:07.72 | top 5.5% | 3 / 35 | |
| 2×2 | 2.14 | 2.85 | top 5.7% | 6 / 172 | |
| Megaminx | 54.02 | 1:03.47 | top 7.0% | 4 / 40 | |
| Skewb | 3.76 | 4.39 | top 9.3% | 2 / 82 | |
| Square-1 | 18.74 | 20.67 | top 25.1% | 3 / 19 | |
| 6×6 | 2:37.93 | 2:53.19 | top 29.7% | 3 / 6 | |
| Clock | 13.07 | 17.52 | top 39.9% | 4 / 19 |
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
- 7 Jun 2025Four personal bests in one day at Summer in Bishkek 2025.
- 23 Aug 2024Six personal bests in one day at Welcome to Bishkek 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Summer in Bishkek 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024Eight personal bests in one day at Back to Bishkek 2024.
- 8 Jun 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Pchelka Presents Kyrgyzstan Open 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Pchelka Presents Kyrgyzstan Open 2019.
Competitions
- Kyrgyzstan Nationals 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Summer in Bishkek 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Central Asian Tour Bishkek 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- New Year in Bishkek 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Welcome to Bishkek 2024 · 23 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Summer in Bishkek 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Back to Bishkek 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Pchelka Presents Kyrgyzstan Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Pchelka Open 2018 · 22 Aug 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Kyrgyzstan Open 2017 · 26 Dec 2017
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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 106 rounds, finished ahead 41 times
- Chyngyz Sultanbekov (Чынгыз Султанбеков) — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков) — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 70 times
Next targets
- A sub-25 4×4 single — 588 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.10 away.
Targets move as he improves.