People · Russia
Ilia Provorniy
2×2 · top 1.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2023 · 2023PROV01
Ilia Provorniy has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.35, set at Almaty Cubers Open 2024, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in Russia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since February 2023, he has put 490 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 66% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.42 in February 2023 to 1.35, a 61% improvement. Ilia 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.35 | 3.30 | top 1.5% | 57 / 4,782 | |
| Square-1 | 8.61 | 11.77 | top 3.9% | 11 / 759 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.35 | 5.12 | top 4.9% | 117 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 10.20 | 11.50 | top 8.0% | 309 / 6,475 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.89 | 1:28.37 | top 12.2% | 63 / 941 | |
| 4×4 | 40.95 | 47.56 | top 13.2% | 183 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.21 | 19.93 | top 15.6% | 228 / 1,770 | |
| Clock | 8.46 | 10.96 | top 17.4% | 82 / 714 | |
| Megaminx | 1:25.39 | 1:34.42 | top 25.2% | 147 / 998 | |
| Skewb | 6.05 | 10.16 | top 26.1% | 417 / 2,264 | |
| 6×6 | 3:18.24 | 4:27.51 | top 49.6% | 137 / 343 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | 47.67 | top 55.5% | 183 / 366 | |
| 7×7 | 5:39.20 | — | early days — 2 solves | 151 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Feb 2025Three personal bests in one day at Central Asian Tour Astana 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024Eight personal bests in one day at 24 Hours Warm Up in Astana 2024.
- 16 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at ChessCubing Armenia 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Nine personal bests in one day at Almaty Cubers Open 2024.
- 18 Nov 2023Ten personal bests in one day at Azerbaijan Nationals 2023.
- 7 Oct 2023Five personal bests in one day at Pavlodar Open 2023.
Competitions
- Central Asian Tour Astana 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- 24 Hours Warm Up in Astana 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- ChessCubing Armenia 2024 · 16 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Almaty Cubers Open 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 9 personal bests set
- Azerbaijan Nationals 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 10 personal bests set
- Pavlodar Open 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Turkish Nationals 2023 · 10 Aug 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- PSKG Premiere Cubing 2023 · 19 Feb 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.
- Damir Zhanataev — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Anatolii Turenko — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Asset Agabekov — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-8 Square-1 single — 766 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.