People · Russia
Arsenii Borovkov
3×3 one-handed · top 0.63% of 73,695 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023BORO04
Arsenii Borovkov has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 9.26, set at Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026, puts him in the top 0.63% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Russia. Until November 2013, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 232 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.50 in May 2023 to 6.55, a 38% improvement. Arsenii has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 9.26 | 11.54 | top 0.63% | 8 / 1,770 | |
| 3×3 | 6.55 | 7.83 | top 0.9% | 23 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 1.57 | 3.47 | top 2.5% | 84 / 4,782 | |
| Skewb | 2.52 | 5.60 | top 3.0% | 33 / 2,264 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.31 | 13.01 | top 22.3% | 749 / 3,777 | |
| 4×4 | 50.91 | 54.17 | top 25.8% | 416 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:21.60 | — | top 40.6% | 96 / 310 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.89 | 2:06.31 | top 44.6% | 356 / 941 | |
| Clock | 15.79 | 17.30 | top 51.1% | 278 / 714 | |
| Square-1 | 35.06 | 44.41 | top 58.5% | 370 / 759 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 256 / 366 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 20:00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 75 / 98 | |
| 6×6 | 8:04.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 337 / 343 |
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 Oct 2024Seven personal bests in one day at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024.
- 19 Oct 2024Four personal bests in one day at 24 Hours Warm Up in Astana 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.12 at Astana Open 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023Six personal bests in one day at Astana Open 2023.
- 20 May 2023First competition: Leovit Anniversary Cubing Kazakhstan 2023. A 10.50 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Skills in Bishkek 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- New Year in Bishkek 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2024 · 25 Oct 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- 24 Hours Warm Up in Astana 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Astana Open 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Leovit Anniversary Cubing Kazakhstan 2023 · 20 May 2023
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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Asset Agabekov — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Damir Issakov — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 one-handed single — 151 people have one; it is 1.26 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.55 away.
Targets move as he improves.