People · Ukraine
Danil Plekhanov (Даніл Плеханов)
2×2 · top 1.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2017 · 2017PLEK01
Danil Plekhanov (Даніл Плеханов) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.41, set at Dosson al Cubo 2026, puts him in the top 1.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30th in Ukraine. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since August 2017, he has put 461 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 58% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.38 in August 2017 to 7.85, a 55% improvement. Danil has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.41 | 2.31 | top 1.8% | 30 / 1,894 | |
| 3×3 | 7.85 | 10.19 | top 2.5% | 82 / 2,868 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.23 | 5.27 | top 4.4% | 74 / 1,471 | |
| Skewb | 2.99 | 7.93 | top 4.9% | 41 / 884 | |
| 4×4 | 34.13 | 40.19 | top 6.0% | 59 / 867 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.44 | 1:30.12 | top 14.1% | 62 / 425 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.20 | 20.68 | top 18.4% | 157 / 755 | |
| Square-1 | 42.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 210 / 302 |
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
- 1 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Malegno MegaOpen 2026.
- 2 Nov 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.86 at Smartcube Fest Kyiv 2019.
- 2 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at Smartcube Fest Kyiv 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.28 at Ukrainian Open 2019.
- 25 Aug 2017First competition: Ukrainian Nationals 2017. A 17.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Dosson al Cubo 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Malegno MegaOpen 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Muggiò Spring 2026 · 11 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Casorezzo Spring 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- Illasi al Cubo 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Dosson al Cubo 2025 · 14 Jun 2025
- Illasi al Cubo 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- It's Sarzana O'Clock 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Camuni al Cubo 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Crevalcore al Cubo 2022 · 5 Nov 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Smartcube Fest Kyiv 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Ukrainian Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ukrainian Nationals 2017 · 25 Aug 2017 — 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.
- Christian Crea — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Matteo Provasi — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 35 times
- Daniel Sartori — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.85 away.
Targets move as he improves.