People · Russia
Alexander Gorchackov
3×3 blindfolded · top 17.6% of 12,178 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015GORC01
Alexander Gorchackov has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:14.42, set at SPB Spring Open 2016, puts him in the top 17.6% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in Russia. Across 8 competitions since March 2015, he has put 367 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.08 in March 2015 to 13.69, a 20% improvement. Alexander has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:14.42 | — | top 17.6% | 35 / 310 | |
| 3×3 | 13.69 | 17.20 | top 19.9% | 951 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.24 | 9.29 | top 21.8% | 726 / 3,777 | |
| 4×4 | 52.98 | 56.08 | top 28.3% | 453 / 2,080 | |
| 2×2 | 4.50 | 6.04 | top 32.9% | 1,318 / 4,782 | |
| Clock | 11.95 | 17.01 | top 34.7% | 166 / 714 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.11 | 36.75 | top 49.1% | 830 / 1,770 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 8:43.00 | — | early days — 2 solves | 21 / 36 | |
| Skewb | 10.08 | 18.63 | top 55.4% | 1,021 / 2,264 | |
| 5×5 | 2:13.35 | 2:22.01 | top 57.3% | 491 / 941 | |
| Square-1 | 35.31 | 45.80 | top 59.0% | 372 / 759 | |
| Megaminx | 2:45.65 | — | top 68.4% | 546 / 998 | |
| 6×6 | 4:32.76 | — | early days — 3 solves | 237 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 6:51.31 | — | early days — 2 solves | 199 / 270 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 337 / 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
- 18 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Crystal Open 2018.
- 20 Aug 2016Six personal bests in one day at CCC Summer Open 2016.
- 7 May 2016Five personal bests in one day at SPB Spring Open 2016.
- 27 Feb 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.91 at Saint Petersburg Welcome To 2016.
- 27 Feb 2016Five personal bests in one day at Saint Petersburg Welcome To 2016.
- 24 Oct 2015Seven personal bests in one day at Saint Petersburg Autumn Open 2015.
Competitions
- Crystal Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC Summer Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- SPB Spring Open 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Welcome To 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Autumn Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- CCC End of Summer 2015 · 28 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Summer Open 2015 · 18 Jul 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Moscow Spring Open 2015 · 13 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best 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.
- Pavel Galaktionov — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ilya Tsiareshka — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Ivan Zabrodin — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 14.42 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.