People · Russia
Arina Popova
Pyraminx · top 9.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017POPO01
Arina Popova has been competing for 9 years. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.29, set at Saratov Open 2018, puts her in the top 9.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 247th in Russia. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since August 2017, she has put 80 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Her Pyraminx best has come down from 9.08 in August 2017 to 4.29, a 53% improvement. Arina 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.29 | 6.01 | top 9.1% | 247 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 4.70 | 6.48 | top 35.5% | 1,426 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 22.82 | 26.89 | top 47.5% | 2,701 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:38.99 | 1:45.68 | top 96.2% | 1,710 / 1,770 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-30 3×3: 25.07 at Saratov Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Saratov Open 2018.
- 9 Dec 2017Four personal bests in one day at Saratov Winter Open 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017First competition: Penza Summer 2017. A 37.39 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sura Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Saratov Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Saratov Winter Open 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Penza Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017
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 her.
- Alexey Yarygin — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Andrey Razzhivin — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Andrey Mishin — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as she improves.