People · Ukraine
Denis Vikulin (Денис Викулин)
Skewb · top 10.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2019 · 2019VIKU01
Denis Vikulin (Денис Викулин) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.90, set at MPEI Open 2019, puts him in the top 10.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 87th in Ukraine. Across 7 competitions since March 2019, he has put 221 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.02 in March 2019 to 13.99, a 48% improvement. Denis 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 | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.90 | 6.72 | top 10.2% | 87 / 884 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.83 | 6.99 | top 12.1% | 209 / 1,471 | |
| 2×2 | 3.25 | 4.95 | top 17.2% | 325 / 1,894 | |
| 3×3 | 13.99 | 19.30 | top 20.9% | 536 / 2,868 | |
| 4×4 | 57.25 | 1:10.34 | top 33.4% | 285 / 867 | |
| Megaminx | 2:09.58 | 2:35.45 | top 51.0% | 195 / 424 | |
| Clock | 22.40 | 25.25 | top 71.1% | 246 / 347 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.32 | 2:54.34 | top 72.3% | 312 / 425 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 50.40 | — | early days — 3 solves | 600 / 755 |
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
- 12 Oct 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.19 at Belgorod Open 2019.
- 12 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2019.
- 14 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Ramenskoe Open 2019.
- 17 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.61 at Kharkiv Open 2019.
- 17 Aug 2019Four personal bests in one day at Kharkiv Open 2019.
- 18 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at White City Cubing 2019.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Tambov Autumn 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Ramenskoe Open 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Kharkiv Open 2019 · 17 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- White City Cubing 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Voronezh Open 2019 · 2 Mar 2019
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 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dmitry Gundin — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
- Alexey Yarygin — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.