People · Russia
Artem Tsvetkov (Артём Цветков)
2×2 · top 7.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since May 2018 · 2018TSVE02
Artem Tsvetkov (Артём Цветков) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.32, set at Luga Open 2019, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 230th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since May 2018, he has put 166 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.72 in September 2018 to 2.32, a 38% improvement. Artem has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 2.32 | 4.41 | top 7.3% | 230 / 4,788 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.82 | 10.49 | top 12.1% | 347 / 3,784 | |
| 3×3 | 11.73 | 14.46 | top 13.0% | 573 / 6,485 | |
| 4×4 | 50.21 | 1:07.56 | top 25.1% | 391 / 2,085 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.75 | 24.44 | top 25.4% | 406 / 1,772 | |
| Skewb | 7.24 | 10.60 | top 35.6% | 584 / 2,264 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.27 | 2:04.96 | top 37.8% | 244 / 999 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.32 | 2:07.95 | top 45.0% | 362 / 942 | |
| 7×7 | 7:33.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 229 / 271 | |
| Clock | 1:01.34 | — | early days — 1 solve | 700 / 715 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 4 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Luga Open 2019.
- 2 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at Pskov Open 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.73 at SPB Muffin Winter 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019Four personal bests in one day at SPB Muffin Winter 2019.
- 29 Sep 2018First sub-30 3×3: 18.28 at Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.28 at Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018.
Competitions
- SPB Muffin 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Luga Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- YJ Petersburg Special 2019 · 20 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Pskov Open 2019 · 2 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- SPB Muffin Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Welcome to Academy 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubes Fest in SPB 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- SPB Island 2018 · 12 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.
- Evgeniy Mazhara — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vyacheslav Sizov — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Pavel Galaktionov — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.32 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.