People · Russia
Mihail Ponomarev
3×3 · top 10.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017PONO01
Mihail Ponomarev has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.84, set at Saratov Winter Open 2017, puts him in the top 10.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 408th in Russia. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2017, he has put 409 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.14 in June 2017 to 10.84, an 11% improvement. Mihail 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.84 | 13.18 | top 10.0% | 408 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.74 | 7.04 | top 11.6% | 324 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.97 | 21.55 | top 12.5% | 185 / 1,770 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 4.26 | top 19.6% | 740 / 4,782 | |
| Skewb | 5.58 | 7.05 | top 22.6% | 359 / 2,264 | |
| Megaminx | 1:22.10 | 1:28.17 | top 23.2% | 129 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 49.84 | 56.28 | top 24.5% | 381 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:38.96 | 2:13.69 | top 26.2% | 57 / 310 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.37 | 1:40.86 | top 27.6% | 194 / 941 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 4 cubes · 26:42 | — | early days — 1 solve | 37 / 98 | |
| Clock | 15.97 | 18.44 | top 51.8% | 283 / 714 | |
| 7×7 | 5:05.69 | 5:35.42 | top 52.3% | 121 / 270 | |
| Square-1 | 32.88 | 50.17 | top 54.8% | 339 / 759 | |
| 6×6 | 3:40.11 | 3:46.44 | top 58.7% | 168 / 343 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 44 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 212 / 366 |
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
- 21 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Volga Open 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at CCC Qualification Saratov 2019.
- 9 Dec 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Saratov Winter Open 2017.
- 29 Jul 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Tambov Summer 2017.
- 10 Jun 2017First competition: Welcome to Saratov 2017. A 15.35 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Jun 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.14 at Welcome to Saratov 2017.
Competitions
- Volga Open 2019 · 21 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification Saratov 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Saratov Winter Open 2017 · 9 Dec 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Tambov Summer 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Welcome to Saratov 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 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.
- Maria Zhits — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 40 times
- Alexey Yarygin — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 45 times
- Artem Yashkov — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.74 away.
Targets move as he improves.