People · Russia
Artem Balashov
Pyraminx · top 15.1% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023BALA05
Artem Balashov has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.30, set at Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023, puts him in the top 15.1% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 473rd in Russia. Across 3 competitions since March 2023, he has put 45 official solves on the record across five events. Artem has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.30 | 14.17 | top 15.1% | 473 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 17.25 | 19.35 | top 31.8% | 1,663 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 5.84 | 7.83 | top 49.2% | 2,076 / 4,782 | |
| 4×4 | 1:42.46 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,349 / 2,080 | |
| Skewb | 23.12 | 36.69 | top 93.3% | 2,080 / 2,264 |
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
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-30 3×3: 17.25 at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 28 Feb 2026First sub-20 3×3: 17.25 at XMUM Cube Open 2026.
- 10 Mar 2023First competition: Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023. A 35.87 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- 1 Shamelin Cube Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- XMUM Cube Open 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Yong Jun KL Speedcubing 2023 · 10 Mar 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.
- Sri Ganesh Krishna — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Gabriel Chong Chow Chuen — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
- Rafael Fong Kang Li (方康力) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.25 away.
Targets move as he improves.