People · Russia
Semyon Shtykov
2×2 · top 7.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2016 · 2016SHTY01
Semyon Shtykov has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.33, set at Ural Spring 2017, puts him in the top 7.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 233rd in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since February 2016, he has put 475 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.36 in February 2016 to 2.33, a 57% improvement. Semyon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.89 | top 7.3% | 233 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 11.66 | 15.15 | top 12.7% | 551 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.36 | 6.60 | top 15.5% | 504 / 3,777 | |
| Skewb | 5.49 | 8.59 | top 21.9% | 350 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.20 | 28.26 | top 26.6% | 426 / 1,770 | |
| Megaminx | 1:28.27 | 1:31.86 | top 27.1% | 162 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.36 | 1:09.64 | top 36.8% | 613 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:24.19 | 4:02.84 | top 41.4% | 100 / 310 | |
| 5×5 | 2:11.28 | 2:21.94 | top 56.2% | 476 / 941 | |
| Square-1 | 35.58 | 57.05 | top 59.4% | 378 / 759 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 7:45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 56 / 98 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 51 moves | 54.00 | top 81.5% | 292 / 366 | |
| Clock | 30.48 | 1:17.96 | top 84.9% | 553 / 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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Aug 2018Four personal bests in one day at Ural Open 2018.
- 25 Aug 2017Ten personal bests in one day at Ural Open 2017.
- 6 May 2017Three personal bests in one day at Ural Spring 2017.
- 21 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Ural Winter 2017.
- 22 Oct 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.19 at Ural Autumn 2016.
- 22 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Ural Autumn 2016.
Competitions
- Ural Winter 2020 · 22 Feb 2020
- Ural Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Ural Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Ural Open 2017 · 25 Aug 2017 — 10 personal bests set
- Ural Spring 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Ural Winter 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Ural Autumn 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Ural Open 2016 · 25 Jul 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- Ural Winter 2016 · 6 Feb 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.
- Vasily Stasyev — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
- Nikita Bespalov — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Semyon Terskov — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.33 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
Targets move as he improves.