People · Bulgaria
Andrey Stefanov
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since July 2022 · 2022STEF02
Andrey Stefanov has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.87, set at Sofia Summer 2026, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 27th in Bulgaria. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since July 2022, he has put 183 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.60 in July 2022 to 8.87, a 16% improvement. Andrey has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Bulgaria | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.87 | 10.34 | top 4.6% | 27 / 567 | |
| 4×4 | 34.87 | 37.76 | top 6.6% | 12 / 192 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 4.18 | top 9.6% | 28 / 407 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.17 | 20.42 | top 13.0% | 18 / 139 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.57 | 1:17.02 | top 14.2% | 11 / 94 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.42 | 8.73 | top 15.9% | 52 / 332 | |
| 6×6 | 2:28.92 | 2:42.22 | top 25.1% | 10 / 40 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.57 | 1:50.20 | top 34.9% | 20 / 67 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:19.22 | — | early days — 2 solves | 8 / 16 |
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
- 6 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.87 at Sofia Summer 2026.
- 6 Jun 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Sofia Summer 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Six personal bests in one day at Blagoevgrad Open 2026.
- 9 Jul 2022First competition: We are Back Sofia 2022. A 11.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sofia Summer 2026 · 6 Jun 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Blagoevgrad Open 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Bulgarian Aniversary 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- We are Back Sofia 2022 · 9 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Alexander Tenev — met in 30 rounds, never finished ahead
- Todor Enikov — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Gabriel Arangelov — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.