People · Estonia
Ilja Krehov
Pyraminx · top 1.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023KREH03
Ilja Krehov has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.18, set at Twist 'n Turn Tallinn 2024, puts him in the top 1.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Estonia. Until July 2011, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since December 2023, he has put 581 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.17 in December 2023 to 10.01, a 60% improvement. Ilja has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.18 | 5.89 | top 1.5% | 5 / 189 | |
| 3×3 | 10.01 | 11.55 | top 7.5% | 26 / 311 | |
| 2×2 | 2.38 | 4.24 | top 7.8% | 30 / 245 | |
| Skewb | 3.73 | 7.85 | top 9.2% | 18 / 129 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.49 | 26.71 | top 24.6% | 25 / 116 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.52 | 1:07.40 | top 38.2% | 46 / 124 | |
| Clock | 13.01 | 14.07 | top 39.7% | 22 / 49 | |
| Megaminx | 1:59.69 | 2:06.95 | top 45.6% | 22 / 48 | |
| Square-1 | 41.56 | — | top 67.3% | 31 / 47 |
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
- 12 Jul 2025Three personal bests in one day at Tallinn Open 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at Tallinn Spring 2025.
- 4 Oct 2024Five personal bests in one day at Estonian Championship 2024.
- 13 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Viljandi Open 2024.
- 29 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Tallinn Open 2024.
- 18 May 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.68 at Twist 'n Turn Tallinn 2024.
Competitions
- Nuti Tallinn Open 2026 · 24 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Estcubes Open 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- PärNuti Cubing 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Tallinn Open 2025 · 12 Jul 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Tallinn Spring 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Tartu Open 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Estonian Championship 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Audentes Open 2024 · 15 Sep 2024
- Viljandi Open 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Tallinn Open 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Twist 'n Turn Tallinn 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Tallinn Spring 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Tartu Open 2023 · 17 Dec 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.
- Maksim Zemtšihhin — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Mike Vidrik Rätsep — met in 123 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Oliver Pällo — met in 122 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,497 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
Targets move as he improves.