People · Russia
Ivan Karasev
Pyraminx · top 2.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017KARA03
Ivan Karasev has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.76, set at Izhevsk Winter Cube 2019, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 65th in Russia. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2017, he has put 273 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 51% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.96 in March 2017 to 8.20, a 49% improvement. Ivan has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.76 | 3.59 | top 2.9% | 65 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 8.20 | 10.75 | top 3.1% | 93 / 6,475 | |
| Skewb | 3.20 | 5.41 | top 6.0% | 81 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.56 | 22.20 | top 11.5% | 164 / 1,770 | |
| 2×2 | 3.04 | 3.88 | top 14.7% | 533 / 4,782 | |
| 4×4 | 46.26 | 49.65 | top 19.9% | 272 / 2,080 | |
| Square-1 | 17.38 | 24.89 | top 21.8% | 107 / 759 | |
| Megaminx | 1:21.75 | 1:29.36 | top 23.0% | 127 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.67 | 1:37.35 | top 24.6% | 169 / 941 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:47.40 | — | early days — 2 solves | 63 / 310 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 109 / 366 | |
| Clock | 16.35 | 19.69 | top 53.1% | 291 / 714 |
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
- 9 Feb 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.20 at Izhevsk Winter Cube 2019.
- 9 Feb 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Izhevsk Winter Cube 2019.
- 24 Mar 2018Six personal bests in one day at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.38 at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017.
- 11 Nov 2017Six personal bests in one day at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017First competition: Tatarstan Spring Open 2017. A 16.12 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Izhevsk Winter Cube 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Tatarstan Spring Open 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
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.
- Alexey Kislovskiy — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Vladimir Vetkin — met in 37 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Mikhail Arkhipov — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.76 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.