People · Kyrgyzstan
Aidin Smanov
Megaminx · top 1.3% of 34,786 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024SMAN01
Aidin Smanov has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 38.86, set at Welcome to Bishkek 2024, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 34,786 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2nd in Kyrgyzstan. Until November 2014, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since February 2024, he has put 313 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 9.42 in February 2024 to 7.31, a 22% improvement. Aidin has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 38.86 | 47.22 | top 1.3% | 2 / 40 | |
| 3×3 | 7.31 | 9.01 | top 1.7% | 5 / 228 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.39 | 6.40 | top 5.0% | 3 / 148 | |
| 2×2 | 2.05 | 2.96 | top 5.1% | 4 / 172 | |
| 4×4 | 34.87 | 40.03 | top 6.6% | 5 / 92 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.52 | 16.81 | top 7.1% | 4 / 68 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.85 | 1:17.97 | top 13.7% | 4 / 35 | |
| Skewb | 4.78 | 8.43 | top 16.5% | 6 / 82 | |
| 6×6 | 2:47.64 | 2:53.13 | top 34.9% | 4 / 6 |
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 Aug 2024Four 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 2024First competition: Back to Bishkek 2024. A 10.81 3×3 single to start from.
- 3 Feb 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at Back to Bishkek 2024.
- 3 Feb 2024Three personal bests in one day at Back to Bishkek 2024.
Competitions
- Central Asian Tour Bishkek 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- New Year in Bishkek 2024 · 7 Dec 2024
- Welcome to Bishkek 2024 · 23 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Summer in Bishkek 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Back to Bishkek 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Sardar Bakiev (Сардар Бакиев) — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Chyngyz Sultanbekov (Чынгыз Султанбеков) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 Megaminx single — 75 people have one; it is 8.86 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.