People · Belarus

Andrey Molchan

3×3 · top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014MOLC01

Andrey Molchan has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.48, set at 150th Cube Meeting in Brest 2017, puts him in the top 6.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30th in Belarus. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since July 2014, he has put 596 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 80% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.35 in July 2014 to 9.48, a 45% improvement. Andrey has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.

3×3

best event — top 6.1% of 284,439 all-time

9.48

signature single · 150th Cube Meeting in Brest 2017

596

official solves on the record

12%

solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 80% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked

Event	PB single	PB average		Belarus
3×3	9.48	11.29	top 6.1%	30 / 748
4×4	34.50	38.43	top 6.3%	12 / 214
2×2	2.30	4.96	top 7.0%	30 / 532
5×5	1:03.30	1:07.07	top 7.4%	3 / 92
7×7	2:55.64	3:20.01	top 9.3%	3 / 25
6×6	1:59.79	2:03.57	top 10.9%	2 / 27
3×3 Fewest Moves	32 moves	—	early days — 3 solves	14 / 71
Pyraminx	6.48	9.03	top 23.7%	97 / 413
3×3 one-handed	22.61	26.81	top 27.7%	60 / 193
Megaminx	1:56.17	2:21.81	top 43.7%	35 / 121
Skewb	12.24	18.84	top 67.2%	170 / 253
Square-1	1:30.56	—	early days — 1 solve	65 / 70

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

22 Jul 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.48 at 150th Cube Meeting in Brest 2017.
24 Dec 2016Three personal bests in one day at Minsk Winter 2016.
27 Aug 2016Five personal bests in one day at PSU Open 2016.
31 Oct 2015Eight personal bests in one day at Two days in Vitebsk 2015.
25 Jul 2015Five personal bests in one day at Skips in Brest 2015.
2 May 2015Four personal bests in one day at BSTU Open 2015.

Competitions

Belarus Nationals 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
Speedcubing Camp Minsk 2019 · 4 Jan 2019
November Days in Minsk 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
YJ Fest Belarus 2018 · 25 Aug 2018
Spring Cube In Minsk 2018 · 30 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
150th Cube Meeting in Brest 2017 · 22 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
Minsk Winter 2016 · 24 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
PSU Open 2016 · 27 Aug 2016 — 5 personal bests set
Minsk Winter 2015 · 26 Dec 2015 — 2 personal bests set
Two days in Vitebsk 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 8 personal bests set
Skips in Brest 2015 · 25 Jul 2015 — 5 personal bests set
BSTU Open 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 4 personal bests set
Pruzhany Cube Day 2015 · 4 Apr 2015 — 5 personal bests set
FMC Europe 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
Dvina 3.0 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
Minsk Winter 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 3 personal bests set
Cubing Fest 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 5 personal bests set
Dvina Open 2014 · 19 Jul 2014

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.

Vladislav Kaminskiy — met in 133 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
Pavel Yushkevich — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
Nikita Loika — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 51 times

Next targets

A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.48 away.
A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.50 away.

Targets move as he improves.