People · Russia
Maksim Gaponov (Максим Гапонов)
Skewb · top 24.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018GAPO02
Maksim Gaponov (Максим Гапонов) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.80, set at Novosibirsk Planetarium Open 2019, puts him in the top 24.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 384th in Russia. Across 2 competitions since April 2018, he has put 81 official solves on the record across eleven events. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.41 in April 2018 to 16.29, a 12% improvement. Maksim has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.80 | 7.48 | top 24.2% | 384 / 2,264 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.60 | 9.75 | top 24.6% | 841 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 3.87 | 6.67 | top 24.8% | 970 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 16.29 | 18.30 | top 28.7% | 1,475 / 6,475 | |
| Megaminx | 1:51.89 | 2:01.97 | top 41.4% | 280 / 998 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.40 | 32.72 | top 42.9% | 701 / 1,770 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.02 | 1:12.70 | top 44.9% | 767 / 2,080 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.87 | 2:04.12 | top 49.7% | 413 / 941 | |
| Square-1 | 31.18 | 46.40 | top 51.5% | 310 / 759 | |
| 6×6 | 4:15.21 | 4:30.62 | early days — 3 solves | 214 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 7:32.21 | — | early days — 1 solve | 225 / 270 |
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
- 13 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at Novosibirsk Planetarium Open 2019.
- 14 Apr 2018First competition: Novosibirsk Planetarium Open 2018. A 22.15 3×3 single to start from.
- 14 Apr 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.41 at Novosibirsk Planetarium Open 2018.
Competitions
- Novosibirsk Planetarium Open 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Novosibirsk Planetarium Open 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 2 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.
- Nikita Popkov — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dmitriy Shevchenko — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ruslan Morozov — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.