People · Russia
Artem Melnikov (Артем Мельников)
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019MELN01
Artem Melnikov (Артем Мельников) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.23, set at Tomsk Cube Days 2019, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 208th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since January 2019, he has put 185 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.84 in January 2019 to 9.75, a 38% improvement. Artem has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.23 | 3.13 | top 6.5% | 208 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 9.75 | 12.36 | top 6.8% | 243 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.02 | 6.02 | top 7.8% | 211 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.64 | 22.43 | top 19.5% | 299 / 1,770 | |
| Skewb | 6.46 | 8.63 | top 29.4% | 471 / 2,264 | |
| 4×4 | 55.49 | 1:02.53 | top 31.3% | 507 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:20.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 93 / 310 | |
| Square-1 | 28.29 | 44.91 | top 46.2% | 267 / 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
- 9 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at Tomsk Cube Days 2019.
- 9 Nov 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Tomsk Cube Days 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at CCC Qualification Barnaul 2019.
- 31 Mar 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.81 at Kemerovo Open 2019.
- 31 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at Kemerovo Open 2019.
- 25 Jan 2019First competition: YJ Fest Siberia 2019. A 15.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Tomsk Cube Days 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification Barnaul 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Kemerovo Open 2019 · 31 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Mezhdurechensk Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Siberia 2019 · 25 Jan 2019
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.
- Maxim Brednev (Максим Бреднев) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Denis Gromov (Денис Громов) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Amina Chebochakova (Амина Чебочакова) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.