People · United States
Anton Machkasov
2×2 · top 4.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016MACH01
Anton Machkasov has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.99, set at Quabbin Spring 2017, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,912th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since February 2016, he has put 384 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 50% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.58 in February 2016 to 10.69, a 21% improvement. Anton has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.99 | 3.38 | top 4.7% | 1,912 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 10.69 | 12.39 | top 9.6% | 5,291 / 60,666 | |
| 4×4 | 43.93 | 47.77 | top 17.0% | 2,610 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.96 | 33.06 | top 26.0% | 3,401 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:37.37 | 1:45.39 | top 33.4% | 2,681 / 9,537 | |
| 6×6 | 3:16.61 | 3:38.69 | top 48.9% | 1,852 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:41.89 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,930 / 3,236 | |
| Square-1 | 51.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 5,178 / 6,846 |
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
- 27 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Quabbin Spring 2017.
- 29 Apr 2017Three personal bests in one day at Maybe Melrose Spring 2017.
- 25 Jun 2016Three personal bests in one day at Lexington Summer 2016.
- 20 Feb 2016First competition: Melrose Winter 2016. A 13.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Massachusetts Championship 2019 · 26 Jul 2019
- BU Spring 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Framingham Frozen Fingers 2018 · 7 Jan 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing with the Viking 2017 · 10 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Sharon Summer 2017 · 5 Aug 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Lexington Summer 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Quabbin Spring 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Maybe Melrose Spring 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- WPI Winter Cube Day 2017 · 26 Feb 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Sharon Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016
- Melrose Summer 2016 · 23 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Lexington Summer 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Northeastern Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- MIT Spring 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Melrose Winter 2016 · 20 Feb 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.
- Alex Cohen — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Sam Schultz — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Jason Bilgrei — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.