People · Russia
Magomed Bashtaev
Megaminx · top 3.2% of 35,351 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016BASH02
Magomed Bashtaev has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Megaminx: a personal-best single of 45.32, set at Belgorod Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 35,351 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14th in Russia. Until April 2011, no official Megaminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since November 2016, he has put 502 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 13.48 in March 2017 to 10.08, a 25% improvement. Magomed has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Megaminx | 45.32 | 52.47 | top 3.2% | 14 / 999 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.97 | 6.61 | top 7.5% | 206 / 3,784 | |
| 3×3 | 10.08 | 12.01 | top 7.7% | 299 / 6,485 | |
| 2×2 | 2.48 | 4.24 | top 8.8% | 283 / 4,788 | |
| Skewb | 4.11 | 10.26 | top 11.7% | 162 / 2,264 | |
| 4×4 | 40.31 | 47.58 | top 12.5% | 173 / 2,085 | |
| Square-1 | 13.91 | 18.07 | top 14.0% | 65 / 760 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.70 | 24.31 | top 17.0% | 252 / 1,772 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.94 | 1:35.06 | top 21.6% | 144 / 942 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | top 33.6% | 94 / 367 | |
| 6×6 | 3:04.81 | 3:16.85 | top 43.5% | 121 / 343 | |
| Clock | 14.14 | 19.90 | top 44.4% | 228 / 715 | |
| 7×7 | 4:43.11 | 4:51.69 | top 45.5% | 104 / 271 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:52.70 | — | top 50.4% | 130 / 310 |
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
- 23 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2018.
- 21 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2018.
- 9 Feb 2018Four personal bests in one day at HSE Open 2018.
- 4 Jan 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Moscow Winter Cubing 2018.
- 24 Nov 2017Nine personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2017.
- 2 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Svetlye Gory Open 2017.
Competitions
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2018 · 21 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- HSE Open 2018 · 9 Feb 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Moscow Winter Cubing 2018 · 4 Jan 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 2017 — 9 personal bests set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- To The Moon 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Cuberussia in MSK 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2016 · 25 Nov 2016
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.
- Vladislav Kozhin — met in 106 rounds, finished ahead 21 times
- Dmitry Kryuzban — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Andrey Che — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-40 Megaminx single — 567 people have one; it is 5.32 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.