People · Russia
Stepan Makarenko
Square-1 · top 2.3% of 25,272 all-time · competing since November 2017 · 2017MAKA06
Stepan Makarenko has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 7.47, set at Ural Autumn 2020, puts him in the top 2.3% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3rd in Russia. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since November 2017, he has put 468 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 59% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.10 in November 2017 to 8.18, a 65% improvement. Stepan has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 7.47 | 9.27 | top 2.3% | 3 / 759 | |
| 3×3 | 8.18 | 9.29 | top 3.1% | 92 / 6,475 | |
| 4×4 | 31.05 | 35.96 | top 3.5% | 30 / 2,080 | |
| 5×5 | 56.45 | 1:08.27 | top 3.9% | 15 / 941 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.18 | top 5.2% | 165 / 4,782 | |
| Megaminx | 53.46 | 1:03.95 | top 6.7% | 36 / 998 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.82 | 6.21 | top 6.8% | 183 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.41 | 20.54 | top 6.9% | 95 / 1,770 | |
| Skewb | 3.79 | 7.46 | top 9.5% | 137 / 2,264 | |
| Clock | 8.01 | 9.04 | top 15.3% | 69 / 714 | |
| 6×6 | 2:12.68 | 2:22.52 | early days — 3 solves | 38 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 3:34.71 | 3:47.81 | early days — 3 solves | 43 / 270 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:58.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 73 / 310 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | 40.33 | top 33.6% | 94 / 366 |
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
- 8 May 2021Three personal bests in one day at Tyumen Happy Saturday 2021.
- 2 May 2021Five personal bests in one day at SPB Muffin Mini 2021.
- 4 Oct 2020Five personal bests in one day at Ural Autumn 2020.
- 1 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at CCC Qualification SPB 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.81 at Kursk Open 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Nine personal bests in one day at Kursk Open 2019.
Competitions
- Cubing Ekat Open 2021 · 11 Sep 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Bogoroditsk Open 2021 · 29 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Tyumen Happy Saturday 2021 · 8 May 2021 — 3 personal bests set
- SPB Muffin Mini 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- Ural Autumn 2020 · 4 Oct 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- CCC Qualification SPB 2020 · 1 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Sariki in Moscow 2020 · 2 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Ramenskoe Open 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Kursk Open 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 9 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Moscow 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 2017
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.
- Alexander Bashutkin — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 18 times
- Andrey Che — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Ivan Polkanov (Иван Полканов) — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.