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Roman Kostyukov

Skewb · top 19.0% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2017 · 2017KOST06

Roman Kostyukov has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.11, set at Luga Open 2019, puts him in the top 19.0% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 294th in Russia. Across 8 competitions since September 2017, he has put 135 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 19% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.93 in September 2017 to 18.02, a 38% improvement. Roman has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.

Skewb
best event — top 19.0% of 73,281 all-time
5.11
signature single · Luga Open 2019
135
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingRussia
Skewb5.119.88
top 19.0%294 / 2,264
3×3 blindfolded1:27.622:05.76
top 22.2%46 / 310
3×3 Multi-Blind7 of 7 cubes · 44:29
top 26.5%22 / 98
3×318.0221.52
top 34.2%1,810 / 6,475
4×41:06.861:14.24
top 43.8%751 / 2,080
2×25.596.42
top 46.4%1,954 / 4,782
5×52:31.792:48.72
top 66.6%575 / 941
4×4 blindfolded16:33.00
early days — 1 solve35 / 36

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

Svetlye Gory Open 2017: 28.93MPEI Open 2017: 27.70Moscow Winter Cubing 2018: 26.00YJ Fest 2018: 21.68MPEI Open 2018: 19.35Luga Open 2019: 20.23MPEI Open 2019: 18.0218.0228.932 Sep 201722 Nov 2019

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
  • A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 27.62 away.

Targets move as he improves.