People · Russia
Sergey Safonov
2×2 · top 35.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since March 2009 · 2009SAFO01
Sergey Safonov has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.66, set at MPEI Open 2012, puts him in the top 35.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,403rd in Russia. Across 14 competitions since March 2009, he has put 139 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:37.84 in March 2009 to 31.70, a 68% improvement. Sergey has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 4.66 | 9.22 | top 35.0% | 1,403 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 31.70 | 39.11 | top 65.4% | 3,952 / 6,475 | |
| Clock | 34.31 | 41.76 | top 89.1% | 589 / 714 | |
| Pyraminx | 1:04.53 | — | early days — 2 solves | 3,783 / 3,777 |
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 Jul 2011First sub-60 3×3: 41.61 at Moscow North-West Open 2011.
- 8 Mar 2009First competition: Moscow Open 2009. A 1:37.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- MPEI Open 2014 · 28 Nov 2014
- CCC Winter Open 2014 · 16 Feb 2014
- MPEI Open 2013 · 23 Nov 2013
- Minsk Open 2013 · 21 Sep 2013
- Kalmyki Open 2013 · 17 Aug 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Moscow Summer 2013 · 16 Jun 2013
- Nelidovo Open 2013 · 30 Mar 2013
- Moscow North-West Open Winter 2013 · 3 Jan 2013 — 1 personal best set
- MPEI Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Moscow North-West Open 2012 · 11 Aug 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Moscow North-West Open 2011 · 23 Jul 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2010 · 20 Nov 2010
- Moscow Open 2009 · 8 Mar 2009
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 Rostovikov — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Dmitry Kryuzban — met in 23 rounds, never finished ahead
- Sergey Ryabko — met in 22 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.66 away.
- A sub-30 3×3 single — 177,856 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.