People · Russia
Maxim Novikov
2×2 · top 1.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009NOVI02
Maxim Novikov has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.38, set at MPEI Open 2010, puts him in the top 1.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 64th in Russia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since March 2009, he has put 328 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 91% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.78 in March 2009 to 12.41, a 26% improvement. Maxim has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.38 | 4.05 | top 1.7% | 64 / 4,788 | |
| 3×3 | 12.41 | 14.73 | top 15.4% | 697 / 6,485 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | top 20.4% | 52 / 367 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.30 | 10.23 | top 30.4% | 1,065 / 3,784 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.63 | 27.47 | top 30.5% | 484 / 1,772 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.09 | 1:22.37 | top 42.0% | 708 / 2,085 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.22 | 2:30.44 | top 56.3% | 476 / 942 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:22.30 | 7:18.28 | top 72.9% | 199 / 310 | |
| Megaminx | 4:15.91 | — | early days — 1 solve | 877 / 999 | |
| Clock | 39.19 | 42.29 | top 92.8% | 634 / 715 |
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
- 27 Aug 2011Four personal bests in one day at Russia Open 2011.
- 23 Jul 2011Six personal bests in one day at Moscow North-West Open 2011.
- 20 Nov 2010Seven personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2010.
- 24 Apr 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Russia Open 2010.
- 24 Apr 2010Five personal bests in one day at Russia Open 2010.
- 29 Aug 2009Six personal bests in one day at Saint Petersburg Open 2009.
Competitions
- Kalmyki Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Moscow North-West Open Winter 2013 · 3 Jan 2013
- MPEI Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Russia Open 2011 · 27 Aug 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Moscow North-West Open 2011 · 23 Jul 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2010 · 20 Nov 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Russia Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Open 2009 · 29 Aug 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Moscow Open 2009 · 8 Mar 2009
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.
- Anton Rostovikov — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Anton Bedrichenko — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Mihail Myshkin — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.