People · Ukraine
Denys Horiachev (Денис Горячев)
Pyraminx · top 4.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since December 2013 · 2013HORI01
Denys Horiachev (Денис Горячев) has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at Kharkiv Winter 2014, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 62nd in Ukraine. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since December 2013, he has put 758 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.90 in December 2013 to 12.75, a 42% improvement. Denys has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.11 | 10.13 | top 4.0% | 62 / 1,471 | |
| 3×3 | 12.75 | 14.03 | top 16.6% | 445 / 2,868 | |
| Skewb | 4.99 | 9.63 | top 18.0% | 158 / 884 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.70 | 1:47.03 | top 20.5% | 101 / 425 | |
| 2×2 | 3.76 | 6.52 | top 23.5% | 437 / 1,894 | |
| 7×7 | 3:51.48 | 4:07.58 | top 27.7% | 39 / 135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.06 | 30.32 | top 31.6% | 254 / 755 | |
| 4×4 | 56.33 | 1:06.00 | top 32.3% | 279 / 867 | |
| 6×6 | 2:55.73 | 3:12.29 | top 39.0% | 72 / 169 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | 41.00 | top 44.7% | 95 / 222 | |
| Clock | 21.50 | 23.08 | top 68.8% | 233 / 347 | |
| Megaminx | 5:26.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 419 / 424 |
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
- 14 Oct 2017Four personal bests in one day at Dnepr Skips 2017.
- 8 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2016.
- 13 Mar 2016Five personal bests in one day at Kharkiv Special 2016.
- 16 Aug 2015Three personal bests in one day at Kharkiv Cube Day 2015.
- 29 May 2015First sub-15 3×3: 13.28 at Ukrainian Open 2015.
- 29 May 2015Seven personal bests in one day at Ukrainian Open 2015.
Competitions
- Kharkiv Winter 2017 · 23 Dec 2017
- Dnepr Skips 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Kharkiv Cube Day 2017 · 1 Oct 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Krivbass Open 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Kharkiv Cube Day 2016 · 27 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Kharkiv Special 2016 · 13 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Beit Dan Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015
- Kharkiv Cube Day 2015 · 16 Aug 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Ukrainian Open 2015 · 29 May 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2015 · 28 Mar 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Kharkiv Special 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Kharkiv Winter 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Beit Dan Open 2014 · 9 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Kharkiv Cube Day 2014 · 30 Aug 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Odessa Open 2014 · 5 Jul 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Kharkiv Special 2014 · 22 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Kharkiv Open 2014 · 1 Feb 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- NULAU Kharkiv Winter 2013 · 7 Dec 2013
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.
- Ihor Bilchenko (Ігор Більченко) — met in 134 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Yevhenii Bondarenko (Євгеній Бондаренко) — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
- Artem Melikian (Артем Мелікян) — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.