People · Russia
Maksim Babaev (Максим Бабаев)
Skewb · top 5.6% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018BABA01
Maksim Babaev (Максим Бабаев) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.12, set at Saratov Open 2018, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 71st in Russia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2018, he has put 112 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.36 in April 2018 to 17.30, a 48% improvement. Maksim 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.12 | 7.96 | top 5.6% | 71 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 | 17.30 | 20.71 | top 32.0% | 1,679 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 7.06 | top 34.6% | 1,391 / 4,782 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.47 | 12.17 | top 48.8% | 1,801 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 40.39 | 44.22 | top 65.8% | 1,127 / 1,770 | |
| Megaminx | 3:00.97 | 4:21.19 | top 74.6% | 614 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 2:01.41 | — | top 82.3% | 1,576 / 2,080 | |
| Square-1 | 1:24.05 | — | early days — 1 solve | 704 / 759 | |
| Clock | 42.74 | — | early days — 1 solve | 648 / 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
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.36 at Saratov Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Saratov Open 2018.
- 7 Jul 2018First sub-30 3×3: 27.15 at White City Cubing 2018.
- 7 Jul 2018Six personal bests in one day at White City Cubing 2018.
- 7 Apr 2018First competition: Kalmykia Open 2018. A 38.69 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Saratov Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- White City Cubing 2018 · 7 Jul 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Kalmykia Open 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best 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 Yarygin — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Andrey Mishin — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Andrey Kirichenko (Андрей Кириченко) — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.