People · United States
Michael Simidchiev
Pyraminx · top 17.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024SIMI01
Michael Simidchiev has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.66, set at Empire State Spring Sprint 2024, puts him in the top 17.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4,638th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2024, he has put 102 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.00 in April 2024 to 14.83, a 49% improvement. Michael 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.66 | 8.21 | top 17.5% | 4,638 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 14.83 | 17.08 | top 23.8% | 12,939 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.86 | 5.83 | top 37.5% | 15,007 / 40,951 | |
| Clock | 13.92 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,497 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.15 | 49.89 | top 44.7% | 6,037 / 15,683 |
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 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.83 at Hudson Valley Spring 2026.
- 13 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Hudson Valley Spring 2026.
- 7 Jun 2025First sub-20 3×3: 18.39 at Saratoga Spring-s 2025.
- 28 Apr 2024Five personal bests in one day at Empire State Spring Sprint 2024.
- 6 Apr 2024First competition: Ridgefield Spring 2024. A 29.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Hudson Valley Spring 2026 · 13 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Saratoga Spring-s 2025 · 7 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes on the Bayside Summer 2024 · 1 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Empire State Spring Sprint 2024 · 28 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Ridgefield Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
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.
- Nathan Kon — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eli Rogers — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
- Evan Liu — met in 12 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.83 away.
Targets move as he improves.