People · Russia
Alexander Ermakov
4×4 · top 3.9% of 83,917 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017ERMA03
Alexander Ermakov has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 31.68, set at Bogoroditsk Open 2021, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 34th in Russia. Until April 2011, no official 4×4 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since November 2017, he has put 131 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.23 in November 2017 to 8.88, a 67% improvement. Alexander 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 31.68 | 36.54 | top 3.9% | 34 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 | 8.88 | 9.59 | top 4.6% | 159 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.44 | 20.20 | top 11.2% | 160 / 1,770 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.72 | 7.79 | top 18.0% | 595 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 3.38 | 5.06 | top 18.7% | 705 / 4,782 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.71 | 1:34.84 | top 23.9% | 163 / 941 | |
| Skewb | 7.33 | 10.59 | top 36.2% | 601 / 2,264 | |
| Megaminx | 2:11.67 | — | top 52.0% | 365 / 998 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:17.51 | 4:12.15 | top 57.3% | 147 / 310 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 63 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 357 / 366 |
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
- 29 May 2021First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Bogoroditsk Open 2021.
- 29 May 2021Nine personal bests in one day at Bogoroditsk Open 2021.
- 22 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.96 at MPEI Open 2019.
- 22 Nov 2019Six personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2019.
- 23 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 16.65 at MPEI Open 2018.
- 23 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2018.
Competitions
- Bogoroditsk Open 2021 · 29 May 2021 — 9 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 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.
- Andrey Che — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Farid Mikhailov — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maxim Ilin — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 1.68 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.