People · Russia
Alexander Kapustin
3×3 · top 8.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012KAPU01
Alexander Kapustin has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.21, set at CCC Winter Open 2014, puts him in the top 8.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 310th in Russia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since November 2012, he has put 449 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 69% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 20.90 in November 2012 to 10.21, a 51% improvement. Alexander has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 10.21 | 12.35 | top 8.1% | 310 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.89 | 20.86 | top 10.0% | 135 / 1,770 | |
| 2×2 | 3.02 | 4.31 | top 14.5% | 519 / 4,782 | |
| 4×4 | 43.44 | 48.43 | top 16.3% | 227 / 2,080 | |
| 5×5 | 1:36.60 | 1:49.46 | top 32.7% | 251 / 941 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 124 / 366 | |
| 7×7 | 5:02.94 | 5:17.16 | top 51.5% | 118 / 270 | |
| 6×6 | 4:07.52 | 4:23.73 | top 67.9% | 204 / 343 | |
| Pyraminx | 29.30 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,747 / 3,777 |
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
- 2 Nov 2013Five personal bests in one day at Finnish Open 2013.
- 14 Sep 2013Six personal bests in one day at Saint Petersburg Open 2013.
- 6 Jul 2013Four personal bests in one day at Podolian Open 2013.
- 30 Mar 2013First sub-20 3×3: 14.83 at Nelidovo Open 2013.
- 30 Mar 2013First sub-15 3×3: 14.83 at Nelidovo Open 2013.
- 30 Mar 2013Five personal bests in one day at Nelidovo Open 2013.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015
- Saint Petersburg Spring Open 2015 · 12 Apr 2015
- MPEI Open 2014 · 28 Nov 2014
- Saint Petersburg Open 2014 · 25 Oct 2014
- Tula Open 2014 · 28 Mar 2014
- CCC Winter Open 2014 · 16 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2013 · 2 Nov 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Open 2013 · 14 Sep 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Podolian Open 2013 · 6 Jul 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Nelidovo Open 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012
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.
- Dmitry Dobrjakov — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ivan Zabrodin — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Georgy Vershinin — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
Targets move as he improves.