People · Russia
Grigorii Iakovlev
3×3 · top 15.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2009 · 2009YAKO02
Grigorii Iakovlev has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 12.38, set at MPEI Open 2011, puts him in the top 15.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 685th in Russia. Across 8 competitions since August 2009, he has put 207 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.86 in August 2009 to 12.38, a 54% improvement. Grigorii has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% 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 | 12.38 | 15.55 | top 15.2% | 685 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 3.41 | 5.91 | top 19.1% | 719 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.02 | 25.39 | top 20.5% | 323 / 1,770 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.66 | 11.38 | top 25.1% | 860 / 3,777 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.55 | 1:52.30 | top 33.7% | 213 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.88 | 1:09.48 | top 38.5% | 646 / 2,080 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.09 | 2:08.65 | top 44.7% | 359 / 941 | |
| Clock | 14.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 234 / 714 | |
| 6×6 | 3:31.50 | 3:55.08 | top 55.2% | 155 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 6:13.52 | 6:45.98 | top 70.8% | 167 / 270 |
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
- 27 Aug 2011Five personal bests in one day at Russia Open 2011.
- 20 Nov 2010Six personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2010.
- 1 Oct 2010Three personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010.
- 24 Apr 2010First sub-20 3×3: 15.50 at Russia Open 2010.
- 24 Apr 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.06 at Russia Open 2010.
- 24 Apr 2010Five personal bests in one day at Russia Open 2010.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012
- Moscow North-West Open 2012 · 11 Aug 2012
- MPEI Open 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Russia Open 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2010 · 20 Nov 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Russia Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Open 2009 · 29 Aug 2009
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.
- Mihail Myshkin — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Anton Rostovikov — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ivan Makachev — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.