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Lev Smirnov (Лев Смирнов)
Pyraminx · top 5.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019SMIR01
Lev Smirnov (Лев Смирнов) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.54, set at Serbian Championship 2025, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 144th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2019, he has put 175 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His Pyraminx best has come down from 23.63 in February 2019 to 3.54, an 85% improvement. Lev 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.54 | 4.88 | top 5.6% | 144 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 2.66 | 4.66 | top 10.5% | 356 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 13.97 | 15.79 | top 20.9% | 1,015 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.00 | 32.70 | top 34.2% | 544 / 1,770 | |
| Clock | 12.18 | 13.12 | top 35.8% | 172 / 714 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.35 | 1:25.39 | top 45.2% | 779 / 2,080 | |
| Square-1 | 31.52 | 39.52 | top 52.2% | 315 / 759 | |
| Megaminx | 2:43.39 | — | early days — 2 solves | 529 / 998 | |
| Skewb | 38.40 | 57.16 | top 98.9% | 2,249 / 2,264 |
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
- 28 Jun 2025Three personal bests in one day at Serbian Championship 2025.
- 23 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.97 at Irig Newcomer Day 2025.
- 23 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Irig Newcomer Day 2025.
- 20 Apr 2024Four personal bests in one day at Serbian Championship 2024.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-30 3×3: 19.39 at Serbian Open 2023.
- 9 Dec 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.39 at Serbian Open 2023.
Competitions
- Serbian Championship 2025 · 28 Jun 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Serbian FMC Championship 2025 · 21 Jun 2025
- Irig Newcomer Day 2025 · 23 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Serbian Championship 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Serbian Open 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Sergach Winter 2019 · 9 Feb 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.
- Aleksandar D. Siljanoski (Александар Д. Сиљаноски) — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Matej Marčok — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aleksa Dimitrijević — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.