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Andrei Ilin (Андрей Ильин)

3×3 blindfolded · top 5.4% of 12,178 all-time · competing since October 2024 · 2024ILIN03

Andrei Ilin (Андрей Ильин) has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 34.67, set at PBQ in Almaty 2026, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14th in Russia. Until February 2010, no official 3×3 blindfolded solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since October 2024, he has put 9 official solves on the record across four events. His 3×3 blindfolded best has come down from 48.65 in October 2024 to 34.67, a 29% improvement. Andrei has entered two competitions.

3×3 blindfolded
best event — top 5.4% of 12,178 all-time
34.67
signature single · PBQ in Almaty 2026
9
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingRussia
3×3 blindfolded34.67
top 5.4%14 / 310
3×3 Multi-Blind17 of 19 cubes · 54:37
early days — 3 solves8 / 98
5×5 blindfolded10:05.00
early days — 1 solve7 / 23
4×4 blindfolded5:38.47
early days — 1 solve14 / 36

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

Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024: 48.65PBQ in Almaty 2026: 34.6734.6748.6525 Oct 202417 Jan 2026

Best single per competition, 3×3 blindfolded. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-30 3×3 blindfolded single — 501 people have one; it is 4.67 away.
  • A sub-10:00 5×5 blindfolded single — 247 people have one; it is 5.00 away.

Targets move as he improves.