People · Russia
Artem Plotnikov (Артём Плотников)
3×3 · top 7.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018PLOT02
Artem Plotnikov (Артём Плотников) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.98, set at Chelny Summer 2019, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 283rd in Russia. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2018, he has put 173 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.77 in June 2018 to 9.98, a 15% improvement. Artem 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.98 | 11.64 | top 7.4% | 283 / 6,485 | |
| 2×2 | 2.84 | 4.42 | top 12.5% | 427 / 4,788 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.68 | 21.71 | top 19.7% | 300 / 1,772 | |
| 4×4 | 47.29 | 1:01.66 | top 21.3% | 300 / 2,085 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.02 | 2:14.01 | top 47.5% | 391 / 942 | |
| Megaminx | 2:37.44 | — | top 65.0% | 500 / 999 | |
| Pyraminx | 12.03 | 13.71 | top 67.4% | 2,557 / 3,784 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 323 / 367 |
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
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.98 at Chelny Summer 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Chelny Summer 2019.
- 15 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Almet Open 2018.
- 18 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Ufa Open 2018.
- 30 Jun 2018First competition: Chelny Open 2018. A 12.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Chelny Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Almet Open 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Ufa Open 2018 · 18 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Chelny Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Danila Rogozhnikov (Данила Рогожников) — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Rostislav Votinsev — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Mikhail Arkhipov — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.