People · Russia
Denis Volkov
2×2 · top 24.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015VOLK01
Denis Volkov has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.87, set at MPEI Open 2016, puts him in the top 24.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 970th in Russia. Across 4 competitions since September 2015, he has put 62 official solves on the record across six events. His 2×2 best has come down from 18.78 in September 2015 to 3.87, a 79% improvement. Denis has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% 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 | 3.87 | 6.64 | top 24.8% | 970 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.49 | 34.44 | top 45.5% | 752 / 1,770 | |
| 3×3 | 22.44 | 24.26 | top 46.6% | 2,636 / 6,475 | |
| Skewb | 12.67 | 16.12 | top 69.3% | 1,375 / 2,264 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.95 | 16.04 | top 77.6% | 2,960 / 3,777 | |
| Clock | 31.94 | — | early days — 2 solves | 567 / 714 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Nov 2016First sub-30 3×3: 22.44 at MPEI Open 2016.
- 19 Sep 2015First competition: Moscow South-West Open 2015.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2016 · 25 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Moscow Christmas Open 2016 · 8 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Moscow South-West Open 2015 · 19 Sep 2015
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.
- Ilya Tsiareshka — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dmitry Kryuzban — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Andrey Che — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 one-handed single — 25,198 people have one; it is 4.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.