People · Russia
Petr Samodelkin
3×3 · top 0.38% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014SAMO02
Petr Samodelkin has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 5.80, set at Darmstadt Open 2026, puts him in the top 0.38% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Russia. Until June 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2014, he has put 101 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.88 in November 2014 to 5.80, a 69% improvement. Petr has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 5.80 | 7.21 | top 0.38% | 10 / 6,485 | |
| 4×4 | 34.36 | 40.21 | top 6.2% | 64 / 2,085 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | 43.00 | top 20.4% | 52 / 367 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.58 | 1:27.52 | top 20.5% | 136 / 942 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.49 | 11.84 | top 32.0% | 1,121 / 3,784 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.28 | 33.53 | top 37.7% | 606 / 1,772 | |
| Megaminx | 2:40.86 | — | early days — 2 solves | 520 / 999 |
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
- 23 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2023.
- 27 Nov 2015First sub-15 3×3: 11.14 at MPEI Open 2015.
- 27 Nov 2015First sub-10 3×3: 9.75 at MPEI Open 2015.
- 27 Nov 2015Four personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2015.
- 28 Nov 2014First competition: MPEI Open 2014. A 18.88 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Darmstadt Open 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- South Germany 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Darmstadt Dodecahedron Days 2023 · 23 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2015 · 28 Mar 2015
- MPEI Open 2014 · 28 Nov 2014
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.
- Natan Suslowicz — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ilya Tsiareshka — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Deni Mintsaev — met in 11 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 3×3 single — 355 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.