People · Russia
Maxim Semykin
3×3 · top 2.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016SEMY01
Maxim Semykin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.72, set at Volga Cubing 2019, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 68th in Russia. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2016, he has put 352 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.33 in November 2016 to 7.72, a 37% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.72 | 9.29 | top 2.3% | 68 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.91 | 18.06 | top 10.0% | 136 / 1,770 | |
| 4×4 | 38.51 | 42.74 | top 10.3% | 131 / 2,080 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.60 | 7.96 | top 10.8% | 305 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 3.78 | 5.03 | top 23.7% | 923 / 4,782 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.47 | 1:41.42 | top 27.7% | 196 / 941 | |
| Megaminx | 1:47.97 | 1:55.51 | top 39.2% | 255 / 998 | |
| Skewb | 7.95 | 11.43 | top 40.9% | 706 / 2,264 | |
| Square-1 | 43.61 | 53.63 | top 69.5% | 476 / 759 |
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
- 4 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at Volga Cubing 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Sura Spring 2019.
- 25 Aug 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.39 at Ural Open 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Ural Open 2018.
- 14 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Home is not DNF 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017Six personal bests in one day at Penza Summer 2017.
Competitions
- Samara Speedcubing Fest 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CCC Qualification Saratov 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Volga Cubing 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Sura Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- SPB Muffin Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Ural Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Home is not DNF 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Penza Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Samara Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 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.
- Sergey Wolferts — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Semen Salmin — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 26 times · head to head
- Alexey Yarygin — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.72 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.