People · Russia
Danil Kotenkov (Данил Котенков)
2×2 · top 0.45% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018KOTE06
Danil Kotenkov (Данил Котенков) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.94, set at MPEI Open 2019, puts him in the top 0.45% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 18th in Russia. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2018, he has put 243 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 96% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.76 in November 2018 to 8.88, a 47% improvement. Danil has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 0.94 | 4.06 | top 0.45% | 18 / 4,788 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.31 | 3.40 | top 1.8% | 30 / 3,784 | |
| 3×3 | 8.88 | 11.01 | top 4.6% | 159 / 6,485 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.74 | 22.01 | top 5.7% | 76 / 1,772 | |
| Megaminx | 56.23 | 1:02.18 | top 8.1% | 48 / 999 | |
| 4×4 | 38.38 | 46.02 | top 10.3% | 130 / 2,085 | |
| 5×5 | 1:20.09 | 1:27.29 | top 19.3% | 122 / 942 | |
| Clock | 8.95 | 10.69 | top 19.6% | 95 / 715 | |
| Square-1 | 18.91 | 24.45 | top 25.5% | 130 / 760 | |
| Skewb | 7.27 | 11.33 | top 35.9% | 589 / 2,264 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.52 | 3:22.23 | early days — 3 solves | 103 / 343 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 160 / 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
- 29 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2020.
- 22 Nov 2019Seven personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2019.
- 14 Sep 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.88 at Ramenskoe Open 2019.
- 14 Sep 2019Six personal bests in one day at Ramenskoe Open 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Six personal bests in one day at YJ Fest Moscow 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.66 at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
Competitions
- Georgia September Open 2026 · 8 Sep 2026
- Volga Nizhny Novgorod 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Ramenskoe Open 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Moscow 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 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 Imanov — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Maxim Ilin — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Alexander Bashutkin — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.