People · Belarus
Ivan Akulich
Skewb · top 3.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017AKUL02
Ivan Akulich has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.65, set at Speedcubing Camp Minsk 2019, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 5th in Belarus. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2017, he has put 372 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.31 in November 2017 to 11.86, a 71% improvement. Ivan 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 | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.65 | 6.22 | top 3.5% | 5 / 253 | |
| 2×2 | 2.68 | 4.64 | top 10.7% | 48 / 532 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.97 | 7.62 | top 13.0% | 56 / 413 | |
| 3×3 | 11.86 | 13.85 | top 13.4% | 68 / 748 | |
| Square-1 | 14.38 | 17.57 | top 15.0% | 6 / 70 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.93 | 26.04 | top 25.8% | 56 / 193 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.05 | 2:00.15 | top 34.1% | 23 / 121 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | top 37.3% | 28 / 71 | |
| Clock | 12.81 | 20.82 | top 38.8% | 16 / 57 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.97 | 1:15.70 | top 46.8% | 84 / 214 |
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 Jun 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Belarus Nationals 2019.
- 1 Feb 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Fewest Moves Vitebsk 2019.
- 4 Jan 2019Six personal bests in one day at Speedcubing Camp Minsk 2019.
- 17 Nov 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.71 at November Days in Minsk 2018.
- 17 Nov 2018Eight personal bests in one day at November Days in Minsk 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.71 at YJ Fest Belarus 2018.
Competitions
- Happy BSTU Cubing Days 2019 · 23 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Belarus Nationals 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Fewest Moves Vitebsk 2019 · 1 Feb 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Camp Minsk 2019 · 4 Jan 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- November Days in Minsk 2018 · 17 Nov 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Belarus 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Spring Cube In Minsk 2018 · 30 Mar 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Minsk Championship 2017 · 4 Nov 2017
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.
- Danila Dubovik — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Vadzim Smirnou — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Vladislav Kaminskiy — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.