People · Russia
Ignatiy Alkaev
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017ALKA05
Ignatiy Alkaev has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.29, set at MPEI Open 2019, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 106th in Russia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since September 2017, he has put 92 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.15 in September 2017 to 8.29, a 37% improvement. Ignatiy 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.29 | 10.01 | top 3.3% | 106 / 6,475 | |
| Square-1 | 11.14 | 14.15 | top 8.3% | 32 / 759 | |
| 2×2 | 3.33 | 4.16 | top 18.1% | 686 / 4,782 | |
| 4×4 | 47.03 | 49.88 | top 20.8% | 289 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.06 | 22.25 | top 23.4% | 374 / 1,770 |
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
- 22 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2019.
- 23 Nov 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.94 at MPEI Open 2018.
- 2 Sep 2017First competition: Svetlye Gory Open 2017. A 13.80 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- YJ Moscow Special 2019 · 10 Aug 2019
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018
- Moscow Winter Cubing 2018 · 4 Jan 2018
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Maxim Ilin — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Vladislav Kozhin — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Alexey Zharikov — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.29 away.
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.