People · Belarus
Piotr Zaitsau
2×2 · top 9.9% of 186,767 all-time · competing since December 2014 · 2014ZAIT03
Piotr Zaitsau has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.60, set at Two days in Vitebsk 2015, puts him in the top 9.9% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 45th in Belarus. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2014, he has put 210 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 10.55 in December 2014 to 6.68, a 37% improvement. Piotr 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 | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 6.71 | top 9.9% | 45 / 532 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.69 | 10.78 | top 17.7% | 75 / 413 | |
| Skewb | 6.68 | 10.18 | top 31.1% | 73 / 253 | |
| 3×3 | 18.40 | 21.78 | top 35.3% | 226 / 748 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.27 | 1:30.81 | top 47.1% | 87 / 214 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.09 | 42.49 | top 55.6% | 103 / 193 | |
| Megaminx | 2:26.74 | 3:08.87 | top 59.6% | 57 / 121 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 66 / 71 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Spring in Vitebsk 2017.
- 31 Oct 2015First sub-20 3×3: 18.40 at Two days in Vitebsk 2015.
- 31 Oct 2015Five personal bests in one day at Two days in Vitebsk 2015.
- 2 May 2015First sub-30 3×3: 23.05 at BSTU Open 2015.
- 5 Jan 2015Three personal bests in one day at Vitba Winter 2015.
- 27 Dec 2014First competition: Minsk Winter 2014. A 37.61 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Spring in Vitebsk 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- VSU Open 2016 · 26 Mar 2016
- Two days in Vitebsk 2015 · 31 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- BSTU Open 2015 · 2 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Vitba Winter 2015 · 5 Jan 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Minsk Winter 2014 · 27 Dec 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.
- Vladislav Kaminskiy — met in 46 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ilya Zaitsau — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Ilya Tsiareshka — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.60 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.69 away.
Targets move as he improves.