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Artem Popov (Артем Попов)
Pyraminx · top 3.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018POPO07
Artem Popov (Артем Попов) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.08, set at Belarus Nationals 2019, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 87th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2018, he has put 100 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 35.72 in May 2018 to 14.00, a 61% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.08 | 5.05 | top 3.9% | 87 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 2.16 | 3.86 | top 5.9% | 191 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 14.00 | 16.34 | top 21.0% | 1,021 / 6,475 | |
| Clock | 13.17 | 16.07 | top 40.4% | 205 / 714 | |
| Skewb | 8.19 | 11.73 | top 42.7% | 748 / 2,264 | |
| 4×4 | 1:20.73 | — | top 56.5% | 1,006 / 2,080 | |
| Megaminx | 2:36.10 | — | early days — 3 solves | 487 / 998 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 39.45 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,106 / 1,770 | |
| Square-1 | 59.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 584 / 759 | |
| 5×5 | 4:04.76 | — | early days — 2 solves | 855 / 941 |
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
- 15 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.00 at Belarus Nationals 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at Belarus Nationals 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-30 3×3: 17.85 at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.85 at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
- 18 May 2018First competition: YJ Fest 2018. A 35.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belarus Nationals 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2018 · 29 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018
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.
- Timur Kononov (Тимур Кононов) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexander Pogorelov (Александр Погорелов) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dmitry Rodin (Дмитрий Родин) — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.