People · Russia
Timur Izhanov
2×2 · top 9.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025IZHA01
Timur Izhanov has been competing for a year. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at Nauryz Almaty 2026, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 304th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2025, he has put 45 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.80 in May 2025 to 11.82, a 20% improvement. Timur has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.83 | top 9.3% | 304 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 11.82 | 16.67 | top 13.3% | 599 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.07 | 29.70 | top 23.4% | 376 / 1,770 | |
| Square-1 | 1:18.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 691 / 759 |
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
- 23 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Nauryz Almaty 2026.
- 31 May 2025First competition: Almaty Summer 2025. A 14.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nauryz Almaty 2026 · 23 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Almaty Summer 2025 · 31 May 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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Azamat Seitbekov (Азамат Сейтбеков) — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Yeskendir Kenzhebolat — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.