People · Russia
Denis Tsukanov
3×3 one-handed · top 7.6% of 73,695 all-time · competing since November 2011 · 2011TSUK01
Denis Tsukanov has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3 one-handed: a personal-best single of 14.77, set at CCC Spring Open 2016, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 73,695 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 107th in Russia. Until August 2008, no official 3×3 one-handed solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2011, he has put 248 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 33.02 in November 2011 to 14.77, a 55% improvement. Denis 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.77 | 19.08 | top 7.6% | 107 / 1,770 | |
| 3×3 | 11.47 | 12.82 | top 12.0% | 519 / 6,475 | |
| 4×4 | 49.78 | 53.17 | top 24.4% | 379 / 2,080 | |
| 2×2 | 4.82 | 7.45 | top 37.0% | 1,495 / 4,782 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.16 | 2:07.91 | top 47.5% | 391 / 941 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.69 | 13.81 | top 50.6% | 1,868 / 3,777 | |
| 6×6 | 4:31.76 | — | early days — 1 solve | 234 / 343 | |
| Skewb | 15.57 | 21.85 | top 80.1% | 1,662 / 2,264 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Nov 2014Six personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2014.
- 23 Nov 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.00 at MPEI Open 2013.
- 23 Nov 2013Six personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2013.
- 26 Nov 2011First competition: MPEI Open 2011. A 19.22 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019
- MPEI Open 2016 · 25 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- CCC Summer Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- CCC Spring Open 2016 · 29 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2014 · 28 Nov 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Tula Open 2014 · 28 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2011 · 26 Nov 2011
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.
- Ivan Torgashov (Иван Торгашов) — met in 53 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dmitry Dergunov — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Dmitry Zvyagintsev — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.77 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.