People · Russia
Roman Povolotskii
Skewb · top 2.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017POVO01
Roman Povolotskii has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.26, set at CCC Qualification Sochi 2019, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Russia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since June 2017, he has put 707 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.46 in June 2017 to 8.24, a 65% improvement. Roman has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.26 | 6.69 | top 2.1% | 21 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 | 8.24 | 11.88 | top 3.2% | 100 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.35 | 4.61 | top 4.9% | 117 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.59 | 21.73 | top 9.3% | 123 / 1,770 | |
| 2×2 | 2.75 | 3.82 | top 11.5% | 387 / 4,782 | |
| Megaminx | 1:03.31 | 1:12.27 | top 11.7% | 68 / 998 | |
| 5×5 | 1:11.59 | 1:20.69 | top 12.8% | 67 / 941 | |
| 4×4 | 43.83 | 50.07 | top 16.8% | 236 / 2,080 | |
| 7×7 | 3:59.70 | 4:34.89 | top 30.6% | 57 / 270 | |
| 6×6 | 2:41.11 | 2:44.95 | top 31.3% | 73 / 343 | |
| Square-1 | 25.14 | 30.53 | top 39.5% | 226 / 759 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 159 / 366 | |
| Clock | 22.31 | 27.20 | top 70.9% | 439 / 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
- 7 Dec 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.24 at Krasnodar Winter 2019.
- 7 Dec 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Krasnodar Winter 2019.
- 9 Nov 2019Three personal bests in one day at Elista Lyceum 2019.
- 21 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at CCC Qualification Sochi 2019.
- 15 Jun 2019Four personal bests in one day at Stavropol Open 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Kalmykia Open 2019.
Competitions
- Krasnodar Winter 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Elista Lyceum 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification Sochi 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Stavropol Open 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Kalmykia Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- Astrakhan Spring Open 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 10 personal bests set
- CCC Kalmykia 2018 · 13 Oct 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Voronezh Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 — 8 personal bests set
- Kalmykia Open 2018 · 7 Apr 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Welcome to Saratov 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Daniil Rublev (Даниил Рублёв) — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 17 times · head to head
- Saveliy Surikov — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 10 times · head to head
- Oleg Eminov — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 19 times · head to head
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.