People · Russia
Alexander Popov
2×2 · top 12.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017POPO03
Alexander Popov has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.80, set at Svetlye Gory Open 2018, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 410th in Russia. Across 6 competitions since September 2017, he has put 168 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.63 in September 2017 to 12.27, a 30% improvement. Alexander has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.80 | 4.46 | top 12.0% | 410 / 4,782 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.06 | 6.42 | top 13.5% | 406 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 12.27 | 15.19 | top 14.8% | 668 / 6,475 | |
| Skewb | 4.61 | 6.53 | top 15.3% | 230 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.19 | 32.85 | top 44.8% | 741 / 1,770 | |
| Clock | 14.80 | 18.84 | top 47.1% | 249 / 714 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.76 | — | top 51.4% | 907 / 2,080 | |
| Megaminx | 2:25.54 | — | early days — 3 solves | 436 / 998 |
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 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at Svetlye Gory Open 2018.
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at YJ Fest 2018.
- 9 Feb 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.55 at HSE Open 2018.
- 9 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at HSE Open 2018.
- 24 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2017.
- 2 Sep 2017First competition: Svetlye Gory Open 2017. A 17.63 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
- Svetlye Gory Open 2018 · 29 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- HSE Open 2018 · 9 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2017 · 2 Sep 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.
- Dmitry Kryuzban — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Vladislav Kozhin — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maxim Ilin — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.06 away.
Targets move as he improves.