People · Russia
Polina Akulova (Полина Акулова)
2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018AKUL01
Polina Akulova (Полина Акулова) has been competing for 8 years. Her best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at Belgorod Open 2019, puts her in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 213th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since July 2018, she has put 260 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 33.38 in July 2018 to 11.94, a 64% improvement. Polina has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 4.24 | top 6.5% | 213 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 11.94 | 13.48 | top 13.7% | 613 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.25 | 6.26 | top 14.8% | 454 / 3,777 | |
| Skewb | 5.59 | 8.02 | top 22.6% | 364 / 2,264 | |
| 4×4 | 51.39 | 57.85 | top 26.4% | 423 / 2,080 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.81 | 2:07.21 | top 33.2% | 206 / 998 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.17 | 27.89 | top 34.7% | 553 / 1,770 | |
| Square-1 | 25.77 | 40.37 | top 40.8% | 232 / 759 | |
| Clock | 14.09 | 17.32 | top 44.2% | 225 / 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
- 22 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2019.
- 12 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at YJ Fest Moscow 2019.
- 18 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 11.94 at White City Cubing 2019.
- 18 May 2019Seven personal bests in one day at White City Cubing 2019.
- 12 Jan 2019First sub-20 3×3: 17.14 at SPB Muffin Winter 2019.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Moscow 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- White City Cubing 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Voronezh Open 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- SPB Muffin Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2018 · 21 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- White City Cubing 2018 · 7 Jul 2018
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 her.
- Timur Imanov — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead once
- David Arzamastsev — met in 47 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dmitry Gundin — met in 44 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.94 away.
Targets move as she improves.