People · Russia
Maxim Volkov (Максим Волков)
3×3 · top 9.2% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2018 · 2018VOLK12
Maxim Volkov (Максим Волков) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.58, set at Ivanovo Cuber Cup 2019, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 370th in Russia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since December 2018, he has put 120 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.53 in December 2018 to 10.58, a 27% improvement. Maxim 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.58 | 11.68 | top 9.2% | 370 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 2.82 | 5.57 | top 12.2% | 421 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.93 | 26.54 | top 17.6% | 266 / 1,770 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.70 | 7.89 | top 17.8% | 587 / 3,777 | |
| 4×4 | 49.04 | 1:00.02 | top 23.5% | 350 / 2,080 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.50 | 2:01.41 | top 37.8% | 245 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.43 | 1:56.04 | top 42.9% | 346 / 941 | |
| Square-1 | 30.49 | 43.38 | top 50.2% | 301 / 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
- 28 Dec 2019Five personal bests in one day at Ivanovo Cuber Cup 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Six personal bests in one day at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
- 22 Dec 2018First competition: Kostroma Winter Open 2018. A 14.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ivanovo Cuber Cup 2019 · 28 Dec 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Kostroma Winter Open 2018 · 22 Dec 2018
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.
- Maxim Ilin — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sergey Shitov — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
- Maria Lebedeva (Мария Лебедева) — met in 16 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.82 away.
Targets move as he improves.