People · Russia
Semen Salmin
Pyraminx · top 2.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016SALM02
Semen Salmin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.65, set at Samara Speedcubing Fest 2019, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in Russia. Until October 2010, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2016, he has put 346 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.31 in November 2016 to 8.59, a 44% improvement. Semen has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.65 | 5.46 | top 2.6% | 56 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 1.61 | 2.60 | top 2.6% | 89 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 8.59 | 10.65 | top 3.9% | 125 / 6,475 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.53 | 16.01 | top 5.3% | 67 / 1,770 | |
| 4×4 | 44.76 | 49.14 | top 18.0% | 257 / 2,080 | |
| Skewb | 5.26 | 13.37 | top 20.2% | 316 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:14.85 | — | early days — 3 solves | 144 / 310 |
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
- 26 Oct 2019Three personal bests in one day at Samara Speedcubing Fest 2019.
- 4 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Volga Cubing 2019.
- 4 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at Volga Cubing 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
- 25 Aug 2018Three personal bests in one day at Ural Open 2018.
- 14 Oct 2017Six personal bests in one day at Home is not DNF 2017.
Competitions
- Samara Speedcubing Fest 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification Saratov 2019 · 24 Aug 2019
- Volga Cubing 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- SPB Muffin Winter 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Ural Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Home is not DNF 2017 · 14 Oct 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Samara Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 3 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.
- Maxim Semykin — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 14 times · head to head
- Timofey Bannov (Тимофей Баннов) — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Sergey Wolferts — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.