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Serafim Artamonov (Серафим Артамонов)
Skewb · top 4.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018ARTA01
Serafim Artamonov (Серафим Артамонов) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.97, set at White City Cubing 2019, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 60th in Russia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2018, he has put 172 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.38 in July 2018 to 19.21, a 32% improvement. Serafim has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.97 | 6.08 | top 4.8% | 60 / 2,264 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.19 | 10.96 | top 21.4% | 713 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 4.25 | 5.67 | top 29.7% | 1,168 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 19.21 | 22.39 | top 37.7% | 2,036 / 6,475 | |
| Clock | 23.02 | 25.19 | top 72.5% | 455 / 714 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 47.91 | 54.59 | top 74.8% | 1,292 / 1,770 | |
| Square-1 | 50.70 | 1:13.26 | top 76.7% | 540 / 759 | |
| 4×4 | 1:56.07 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,514 / 2,080 | |
| Megaminx | 3:45.24 | — | early days — 1 solve | 776 / 998 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 61 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 353 / 366 | |
| 5×5 | 4:40.51 | — | early days — 1 solve | 904 / 941 |
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
- 18 May 2019Four personal bests in one day at White City Cubing 2019.
- 21 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.21 at Belgorod Open 2018.
- 21 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2018.
- 25 Aug 2018Eight personal bests in one day at Kursk Open 2018.
- 7 Jul 2018First competition: White City Cubing 2018. A 28.38 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Belgorod Open 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 1 personal best set
- White City Cubing 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Belgorod Open 2018 · 21 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Kursk Open 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 8 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 his.
- David Arzamastsev — met in 49 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Ruslan Chayka — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Andrey Robota — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.19 away.
Targets move as he improves.