People · Finland
Sergei Nikolaev
3×3 · top 12.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since January 2026 · 2026NIKO01
Sergei Nikolaev has been competing for 9 months. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.57, set at KirkkoNxNummi 2026, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 166th in Finland. Across 4 competitions since January 2026, he has put 115 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.83 in January 2026 to 11.57, a 62% improvement. Sergei has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.57 | 12.57 | top 12.5% | 166 / 886 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.85 | 9.06 | top 18.9% | 180 / 558 | |
| 4×4 | 48.22 | 52.83 | top 22.5% | 108 / 397 | |
| 2×2 | 3.81 | 5.25 | top 24.1% | 262 / 683 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.31 | 27.24 | top 29.7% | 111 / 318 | |
| Square-1 | 21.83 | 25.04 | top 32.2% | 64 / 160 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.06 | 1:47.18 | top 36.2% | 94 / 236 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 86 / 193 | |
| 7×7 | 5:35.70 | — | early days — 2 solves | 61 / 102 | |
| 6×6 | 3:48.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 74 / 119 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026Four personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2026.
- 4 Oct 2026First sub-20 3×3: 13.09 at KirkkoNxNummi 2026.
- 4 Oct 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.09 at KirkkoNxNummi 2026.
- 4 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at KirkkoNxNummi 2026.
- 8 May 2026First sub-30 3×3: 22.56 at Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026First competition: Maunulan Yhteiskoulun Kuutionvääntelyt 2026. A 30.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Finnish Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- KirkkoNxNummi 2026 · 4 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Maunulan Yhteiskoulun Kuutionvääntelyt 2026 · 24 Jan 2026
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.
- Ahti Isohanni — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead once
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luukas Lempinen — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.57 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,242 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.