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Alexander Kovalev (Александр Ковалёв)
Pyraminx · top 35.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018KOVA09
Alexander Kovalev (Александр Ковалёв) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 7.88, set at Belgorod Open 2018, puts him in the top 35.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,248th in Russia. Across 2 competitions since July 2018, he has put 61 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.23 in July 2018 to 19.53, a 12% improvement. Alexander has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 7.88 | 10.85 | top 35.2% | 1,248 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 19.53 | 21.75 | top 38.6% | 2,098 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 5.19 | 6.15 | top 41.7% | 1,712 / 4,782 | |
| Square-1 | 42.11 | 59.76 | top 68.0% | 467 / 759 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.82 | — | top 72.4% | 1,353 / 2,080 | |
| Megaminx | 4:14.56 | — | early days — 1 solve | 875 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 4:11.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 863 / 941 |
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
- 21 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.53 at Belgorod Open 2018.
- 21 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2018.
- 7 Jul 2018First competition: White City Cubing 2018. A 22.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belgorod Open 2018 · 21 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- White City Cubing 2018 · 7 Jul 2018
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.
- Alexey Yarygin — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Mykola Trotsenko (Микола Троценко) — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.88 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.