People · Russia
Maxim Meshcheryakov
Square-1 · top 9.6% of 25,272 all-time · competing since November 2015 · 2015MESH01
Maxim Meshcheryakov has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 11.86, set at MPEI Open 2016, puts him in the top 9.6% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39th in Russia. Until October 2009, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2015, he has put 184 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 28.33 in November 2015 to 18.75, a 34% improvement. Maxim has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 11.86 | 16.86 | top 9.6% | 39 / 759 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.56 | 8.08 | top 16.8% | 542 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.75 | 22.58 | top 17.1% | 254 / 1,770 | |
| 3×3 | 13.18 | 15.48 | top 18.1% | 859 / 6,475 | |
| 4×4 | 45.27 | 49.05 | top 18.6% | 262 / 2,080 | |
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 4.82 | top 18.9% | 711 / 4,782 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.44 | 2:20.04 | top 44.3% | 309 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.96 | 2:15.95 | top 44.6% | 358 / 941 | |
| Skewb | 8.96 | 16.39 | top 48.1% | 868 / 2,264 | |
| Clock | 32.44 | 35.27 | top 87.2% | 573 / 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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Dec 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Saratov Winter Open 2017.
- 25 Nov 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.18 at MPEI Open 2016.
- 25 Nov 2016Seven personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2016.
- 27 Nov 2015First competition: MPEI Open 2015. A 16.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Volga Open 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019
- Saratov Winter Open 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2016 · 25 Nov 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015
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 Krikunov — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Artem Yashkov — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead once
- Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 Square-1 single — 1,533 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.56 away.
Targets move as he improves.