People · Russia
Sergey Popov
3×3 blindfolded · top 61.5% of 12,178 all-time · competing since June 2012 · 2012POPO02
Sergey Popov has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 3:32.32, set at HSE Open 2018, puts him in the top 61.5% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 161st in Russia. Across 7 competitions since June 2012, he has put 34 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 44.65 in June 2012 to 30.80, a 31% improvement. Sergey has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:32.32 | — | early days — 3 solves | 161 / 310 | |
| 3×3 | 30.80 | 32.98 | top 63.9% | 3,848 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 11.34 | 16.02 | top 82.5% | 3,821 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 8:31 | — | early days — 1 solve | 93 / 98 |
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
- 23 Jun 2012First competition: Aachen Summer Open 2012. A 44.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018
- HSE Open 2018 · 9 Feb 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 2017
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015 — 1 personal best set
- MPEI Open 2014 · 28 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- MPEI Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012
- Aachen Summer Open 2012 · 23 Jun 2012
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.
- Anton Goryachikh — met in 13 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Maxim Chechnev — met in 11 rounds, never finished ahead
- Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) — met in 10 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 6,381 people have one; it is 32.32 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.