People · Russia
Ilya Sokolov
Skewb · top 3.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018SOKO07
Ilya Sokolov has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.72, set at Vladivostok Is Back On 2021, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 43rd in Russia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2018, he has put 368 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 67% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.59 in December 2018 to 9.04, a 42% improvement. Ilya has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.72 | 5.25 | top 3.7% | 43 / 2,264 | |
| 2×2 | 2.02 | 2.88 | top 4.9% | 149 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 9.04 | 10.65 | top 4.9% | 178 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.57 | 5.19 | top 5.8% | 149 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.82 | 17.39 | top 9.8% | 133 / 1,770 | |
| 4×4 | 39.52 | 45.60 | top 11.6% | 155 / 2,080 | |
| Square-1 | 13.95 | 20.10 | top 14.0% | 66 / 759 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.16 | 1:17.54 | top 16.9% | 91 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.87 | 1:31.26 | top 24.0% | 165 / 941 | |
| Clock | 12.07 | 21.71 | top 35.3% | 168 / 714 | |
| 6×6 | 4:13.50 | — | early days — 2 solves | 212 / 343 |
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
- 15 May 2021Five personal bests in one day at Vladivostok Is Back On 2021.
- 2 May 2021Four personal bests in one day at SPB Muffin Mini 2021.
- 17 Apr 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.79 at Khabarovsk Open 2021.
- 17 Apr 2021Three personal bests in one day at Khabarovsk Open 2021.
- 14 Mar 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Vladivostok Spring 2020.
- 7 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.33 at CCC Qualification Vladivostok 2019.
Competitions
- Vladivostok Is Back On 2021 · 15 May 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- SPB Muffin Mini 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 4 personal bests set
- Khabarovsk Open 2021 · 17 Apr 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- Vladivostok Spring 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification Vladivostok 2019 · 7 Sep 2019 — 12 personal bests set
- Vladivostok Winter 2018 · 2 Dec 2018
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.
- Iurii Chesnokov (Юрий Чесноков) — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 38 times · head to head
- Dmitry Matthew Yaquinto — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 14 times · head to head
- Maksim Kuchuk (Максим Кучук) — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 34 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.