People · Russia
Anton Sobolev
Skewb · top 32.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2014 · 2014SOBO02
Anton Sobolev has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 6.84, set at Moscow South-West Open 2015, puts him in the top 32.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 523rd in Russia. Across 11 competitions since October 2014, he has put 318 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 75% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.67 in October 2014 to 18.15, a 58% improvement. Anton has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 6.84 | 12.50 | top 32.4% | 523 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 | 18.15 | 24.92 | top 34.5% | 1,832 / 6,475 | |
| Clock | 12.44 | 14.12 | top 37.1% | 181 / 714 | |
| 2×2 | 4.89 | 7.67 | top 37.9% | 1,536 / 4,782 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.41 | 13.17 | top 39.8% | 1,443 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | top 51.8% | 159 / 366 | |
| Megaminx | 2:49.53 | — | top 70.0% | 571 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 1:40.56 | — | top 71.0% | 1,319 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 48.44 | 1:01.54 | top 75.3% | 1,304 / 1,770 | |
| 5×5 | 3:27.74 | — | top 85.9% | 776 / 941 | |
| Square-1 | 1:07.69 | — | top 88.0% | 639 / 759 |
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
- 25 Nov 2016First sub-20 3×3: 18.15 at MPEI Open 2016.
- 25 Nov 2016Five personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2016.
- 27 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2015.
- 10 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2015.
- 19 Sep 2015Three personal bests in one day at Moscow South-West Open 2015.
- 28 Aug 2015Four personal bests in one day at CCC End of Summer 2015.
Competitions
- SPB Easter Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017
- MPEI Open 2016 · 25 Nov 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2015 · 10 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Moscow South-West Open 2015 · 19 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC End of Summer 2015 · 28 Aug 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Summer Open 2015 · 18 Jul 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Spring Open 2015 · 12 Apr 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Moscow Spring Open 2015 · 13 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2014 · 28 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Saint Petersburg Open 2014 · 25 Oct 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.
- Ilya Tsiareshka — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Dmitry Aniskin — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Alexey Mikhailov — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 3.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.