People · Israel
Denis Rapoport
2×2 · top 0.64% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014RAPO02
Denis Rapoport has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.04, set at MPEI Open 2019, puts him in the top 0.64% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2014, he has put 364 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 54% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.57 in November 2014 to 2.31, a 73% improvement. Denis has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Israel | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.04 | 4.14 | top 0.64% | 0 / 1,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.31 | 4.18 | top 1.7% | 0 / 957 | |
| 3×3 | 11.72 | 12.46 | top 12.9% | 0 / 2,022 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.62 | 25.50 | top 22.2% | 0 / 658 | |
| Skewb | 6.51 | 10.41 | top 29.8% | 0 / 618 | |
| 4×4 | 59.84 | 1:11.17 | top 36.3% | 0 / 659 | |
| 5×5 | 3:59.94 | — | early days — 1 solve | 0 / 345 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 27 Nov 2015Three personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2015.
- 19 Sep 2015First sub-15 3×3: 12.42 at Moscow South-West Open 2015.
- 19 Sep 2015Four personal bests in one day at Moscow South-West Open 2015.
- 13 Mar 2015First sub-20 3×3: 17.30 at Moscow Spring Open 2015.
- 13 Mar 2015Five personal bests in one day at Moscow Spring Open 2015.
- 28 Nov 2014First competition: MPEI Open 2014. A 22.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- To The Moon 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Cuberussia in MSK 2017 · 18 Mar 2017
- MPEI Open 2016 · 25 Nov 2016
- CCC Summer Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016
- CCC Spring Open 2016 · 29 Apr 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Moscow Christmas Open 2016 · 8 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Moscow South-West Open 2015 · 19 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Moscow Spring Open 2015 · 13 Mar 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2014 · 28 Nov 2014
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.
- Dmitry Kryuzban — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ivan Katkov — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Fyodor Ivanov — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.