People · Russia
Ivan Kulikov (Иван Куликов)
Square-1 · top 9.7% of 25,272 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018KULI03
Ivan Kulikov (Иван Куликов) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 11.91, set at Eka Cube Winter 2020, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 41st in Russia. Until October 2009, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since August 2018, he has put 59 official solves on the record across seven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.15 in August 2018 to 12.03, a 54% improvement. Ivan has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 11.91 | 20.93 | top 9.7% | 41 / 759 | |
| 3×3 | 12.03 | 13.98 | top 14.0% | 625 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.35 | 25.51 | top 18.8% | 287 / 1,770 | |
| 4×4 | 58.77 | 1:07.38 | top 35.1% | 573 / 2,080 | |
| 2×2 | 5.09 | 5.85 | top 40.5% | 1,650 / 4,782 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.34 | 14.65 | top 47.7% | 1,765 / 3,777 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.82 | — | early days — 1 solve | 600 / 941 |
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
- 18 Jan 2020First sub-15 3×3: 12.03 at Eka Cube Winter 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Five personal bests in one day at Eka Cube Winter 2020.
- 4 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.32 at Perm Open 2019.
- 25 Aug 2018First competition: Ural Open 2018. A 26.15 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Eka Cube Winter 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Perm Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Ural Open 2018 · 25 Aug 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.
- Vasily Stasyev — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Aleksandr Elovikov (Александр Еловиков) — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Daniil Lukin (Данил Лукин) — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.