People · Russia
Ilya Zelkin
Pyraminx · top 4.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2019 · 2019ZELK01
Ilya Zelkin has been competing for 7 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.30, set at SPB Muffin 2020, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 113th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since April 2019, he has put 112 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 14.11 in April 2019 to 3.30, a 77% improvement. Ilya has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.30 | 4.68 | top 4.7% | 113 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 3.94 | top 8.3% | 265 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 12.50 | 14.81 | top 15.6% | 719 / 6,475 | |
| Skewb | 7.38 | 8.84 | top 36.6% | 610 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.88 | 35.03 | top 44.1% | 729 / 1,770 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.86 | — | early days — 3 solves | 423 / 998 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 14 Mar 2020Three personal bests in one day at SPB Muffin 2020.
- 22 Nov 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.24 at MPEI Open 2019.
- 14 Sep 2019Five personal bests in one day at Ramenskoe Open 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 16.98 at YJ Fest Moscow 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at YJ Fest Moscow 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019First competition: CCC Open Moscow 2019. A 24.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- SPB Muffin 2020 · 14 Mar 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Ramenskoe Open 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Moscow 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
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.
- Alexander Bashutkin — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Igor Tarabrin (Игорь Тарабрин) — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Diana Murnik — met in 26 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.