People · Russia
Mikhail Ayvazyan
Skewb · top 7.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017AYVA01
Mikhail Ayvazyan has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.45, set at Kursk Open 2018, puts him in the top 7.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 105th in Russia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2017, he has put 145 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.29 in October 2017 to 18.90, a 19% improvement. Mikhail 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.45 | 7.35 | top 7.4% | 105 / 2,264 | |
| 2×2 | 3.86 | 7.17 | top 24.7% | 962 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 18.90 | 22.54 | top 36.8% | 1,973 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.15 | 10.45 | top 37.4% | 1,348 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.18 | 41.43 | top 61.1% | 1,047 / 1,770 | |
| 4×4 | 1:44.85 | — | top 73.7% | 1,373 / 2,080 | |
| Megaminx | 3:04.26 | — | top 75.9% | 629 / 998 | |
| Square-1 | 1:01.95 | 1:16.35 | top 84.8% | 605 / 759 | |
| 5×5 | 4:49.49 | — | early days — 2 solves | 910 / 941 |
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 Apr 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.29 at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
- 25 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Kursk Open 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Five personal bests in one day at Ekat Summer 2018.
- 27 Oct 2017First competition: SPB Championship 2017. A 23.29 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Sunny Cubing Armenia 2024 · 20 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Kursk Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Ekat Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- SPB Championship 2017 · 27 Oct 2017
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 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nikolay Vasilyev — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- David Arzamastsev — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.