People · Russia
Mikhail Govgolenko
Pyraminx · top 6.4% of 130,891 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015GOVG01
Mikhail Govgolenko has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.73, set at Svetlye Gory Open 2017, puts him in the top 6.4% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 166th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since September 2015, he has put 398 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 90% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 41.04 in September 2015 to 13.28, a 68% improvement. Mikhail has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.73 | 6.15 | top 6.4% | 166 / 3,784 | |
| 2×2 | 2.39 | 4.91 | top 7.9% | 252 / 4,788 | |
| Skewb | 3.56 | 8.73 | top 8.1% | 115 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 | 13.28 | 17.34 | top 18.5% | 877 / 6,485 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.94 | 34.56 | top 44.3% | 733 / 1,772 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 134 / 367 | |
| 4×4 | 1:08.92 | 1:13.03 | top 45.9% | 799 / 2,085 | |
| Square-1 | 33.14 | 45.09 | top 55.4% | 344 / 760 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.95 | — | top 57.0% | 409 / 999 | |
| 5×5 | 2:37.25 | — | top 69.3% | 596 / 942 | |
| Clock | 22.27 | — | top 70.8% | 438 / 715 |
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
- 29 Jun 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Svetlye Gory Open 2018.
- 18 May 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.28 at YJ Fest 2018.
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at YJ Fest 2018.
- 9 Feb 2018Five personal bests in one day at HSE Open 2018.
- 24 Nov 2017Five personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2017.
- 2 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at Svetlye Gory Open 2017.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 1 personal best set
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018
- Svetlye Gory Open 2018 · 29 Jun 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- HSE Open 2018 · 9 Feb 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Cuberussia in MSK 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- MPEI Open 2016 · 25 Nov 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- CCC Summer Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- CCC Spring Open 2016 · 29 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Moscow Christmas Open 2016 · 8 Jan 2016
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Moscow South-West Open 2015 · 19 Sep 2015
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.
- Dmitry Kryuzban — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Alexey Zharikov — met in 107 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Vladislav Kozhin — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
Targets move as he improves.