People · Russia
Pavel Kostyukov
Skewb · top 21.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017KOST05
Pavel Kostyukov has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.44, set at Luga Open 2019, puts him in the top 21.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 336th in Russia. Across 7 competitions since September 2017, he has put 122 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.83 in September 2017 to 22.97, a 49% improvement. Pavel 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 | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.44 | 9.22 | top 21.5% | 336 / 2,264 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.97 | 11.70 | top 35.9% | 1,284 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 22.97 | 30.01 | top 47.8% | 2,730 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 6.63 | 9.44 | top 57.2% | 2,475 / 4,782 | |
| Clock | 20.17 | 25.29 | top 65.1% | 391 / 714 |
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
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at YJ Fest 2018.
- 4 Jan 2018First sub-30 3×3: 25.60 at Moscow Winter Cubing 2018.
- 4 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at Moscow Winter Cubing 2018.
- 2 Sep 2017First competition: Svetlye Gory Open 2017. A 44.83 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019
- Luga Open 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Moscow Winter Cubing 2018 · 4 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2017 · 2 Sep 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.
- Diana Murnik — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Aleksandr Beznogov — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ilya Nazarov — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 1.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.