People · Ukraine
Mykhailo Kovalov (Михайло Ковальов)
3×3 · top 9.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015KOVA06
Mykhailo Kovalov (Михайло Ковальов) has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.57, set at Smart Cube Open 2017, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 253rd in Ukraine. Until August 2006, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since May 2015, he has put 252 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 54.15 in May 2015 to 10.57, an 80% improvement. Mykhailo has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.57 | 13.65 | top 9.2% | 253 / 2,889 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.31 | 7.04 | top 9.2% | 168 / 1,484 | |
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 4.51 | top 16.0% | 294 / 1,911 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 54 / 224 | |
| Skewb | 7.13 | 11.30 | top 34.8% | 285 / 896 | |
| Clock | 12.60 | 14.69 | top 37.8% | 134 / 354 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.34 | 1:09.42 | top 40.1% | 344 / 878 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.90 | 57.41 | top 59.0% | 471 / 765 | |
| 5×5 | 4:09.88 | — | early days — 2 solves | 406 / 431 |
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
- 11 Feb 2017First sub-15 3×3: 12.69 at Just Lviv It 2017.
- 11 Feb 2017Six personal bests in one day at Just Lviv It 2017.
- 24 Sep 2016Eight personal bests in one day at Krivbass Open 2016.
- 24 Oct 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.42 at Beit Dan Open 2015.
- 24 Oct 2015Four personal bests in one day at Beit Dan Open 2015.
- 16 Aug 2015First sub-30 3×3: 23.63 at Kharkiv Cube Day 2015.
Competitions
- Dnepr Skips 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Smart Cube Open 2017 · 13 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Just Lviv It 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Krivbass Open 2016 · 24 Sep 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- Beit Dan Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Kharkiv Cube Day 2015 · 16 Aug 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Ukrainian Open 2015 · 29 May 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.
- Ihor Bilchenko (Ігор Більченко) — met in 45 rounds, finished ahead once
- Oleksandr Ivanchak (Олександр Іванчак) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Denys Shyshliannykov (Денис Шишлянников) — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.