People · Ukraine
Oleksandr Azarov (Олександр Азаров)
2×2 · top 3.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018AZAR01
Oleksandr Azarov (Олександр Азаров) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.86, set at Zhytomyr Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 82nd in Ukraine. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since March 2018, he has put 535 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.41 in March 2018 to 8.71, a 64% improvement. Oleksandr has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.86 | 3.43 | top 3.9% | 82 / 1,894 | |
| 3×3 | 8.71 | 12.01 | top 4.2% | 120 / 2,868 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.27 | 5.70 | top 4.6% | 79 / 1,471 | |
| Skewb | 3.78 | 6.00 | top 9.4% | 79 / 884 | |
| 4×4 | 44.93 | 51.58 | top 18.2% | 156 / 867 | |
| Square-1 | 17.36 | 26.66 | top 21.7% | 64 / 302 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.90 | 25.97 | top 23.0% | 196 / 755 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.57 | 1:46.26 | top 26.1% | 125 / 425 | |
| Clock | 11.61 | 14.52 | top 33.1% | 115 / 347 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 95 / 222 | |
| Megaminx | 2:20.51 | 2:50.13 | top 56.6% | 216 / 424 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:59.04 | — | early days — 1 solve | 143 / 177 | |
| 6×6 | 6:15.01 | — | early days — 1 solve | 163 / 169 |
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
- 19 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Dnepr Puzzles Fest 2019.
- 3 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.71 at Horse City 2019.
- 3 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Horse City 2019.
- 8 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Ukrainian Open 2019.
- 16 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Lviv Spring Days 2019.
- 9 Nov 2018Six personal bests in one day at Smart Cube Fest 2018.
Competitions
- Dnepr Puzzles Fest 2019 · 19 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Vinnytsia Cube Cup 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Horse City 2019 · 3 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Ukrainian Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Lviv Spring Days 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Vinnytsia Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Smart Cube Fest 2018 · 9 Nov 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Zhytomyr Open 2018 · 2 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Kharkiv Open 2018 · 11 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Mariupol Open 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Ukrainian Open 2018 · 1 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Lviv Spring Days 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best 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.
- Volodymyr Korol (Володимир Король) — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead once
- Igor Tarasov — met in 86 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.