People · Russia
Alexander Shipulin
Pyraminx · top 3.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016SHIP02
Alexander Shipulin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.07, set at Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 84th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2016, he has put 285 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 4.00 in September 2016 to 3.07, a 23% improvement. Alexander has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.07 | 4.03 | top 3.9% | 84 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 5.02 | top 10.3% | 344 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 13.38 | 15.68 | top 18.8% | 898 / 6,475 | |
| Clock | 9.83 | 11.72 | top 24.2% | 111 / 714 | |
| Skewb | 6.45 | 9.19 | top 29.3% | 467 / 2,264 | |
| 4×4 | 56.21 | 1:04.55 | top 32.2% | 521 / 2,080 | |
| Square-1 | 24.66 | 35.42 | top 38.4% | 218 / 759 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.47 | 42.27 | top 59.9% | 1,018 / 1,770 | |
| Megaminx | 2:44.18 | — | early days — 3 solves | 536 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 3:19.90 | — | early days — 2 solves | 760 / 941 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 345 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 1 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at CCC Qualification SPB 2020.
- 29 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018.
- 4 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at SPB Summer 2018.
- 27 Oct 2017First sub-20 3×3: 17.33 at SPB Championship 2017.
- 27 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at SPB Championship 2017.
Competitions
- CCC Qualification SPB 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- SPB Summer 2018 · 4 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SPB Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- SPB Easter Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Cuberussia in SPB 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- SPB Championship 2016 · 3 Sep 2016
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 61 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Vyacheslav Sizov — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Ilya Tsiareshka — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.