People · Ukraine
Denys Vakiv (Денис Ваків)
2×2 · top 7.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023VAKI02
Denys Vakiv (Денис Ваків) has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.36, set at Ukrainian Nationals 2025, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 141st in Ukraine. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since October 2023, he has put 52 official solves on the record across six events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.44 in October 2023 to 5.78, a 32% improvement. Denys has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 5.96 | top 7.6% | 141 / 1,894 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.78 | 8.06 | top 18.4% | 323 / 1,471 | |
| Skewb | 7.08 | 11.18 | top 34.3% | 275 / 884 | |
| 3×3 | 20.37 | 27.33 | top 41.0% | 1,057 / 2,868 | |
| Megaminx | 2:55.62 | — | early days — 2 solves | 288 / 424 | |
| 4×4 | 1:49.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 642 / 867 |
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
- 31 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at Ukrainian Nationals 2025.
- 27 Oct 2023First competition: Ukrainian Nationals 2023. A 29.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ukrainian Nationals 2025 · 31 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Ukrainian Nationals 2023 · 27 Oct 2023
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 Kovach (Іван Ковач) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dmytro Kuryltsiv (Дмитро Курильців) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
- Maksym Voitsekhivskyi (Максим Войцехівський) — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.