People · Kazakhstan
Tair Zhansultanov
Skewb · top 2.7% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019ZHAN03
Tair Zhansultanov has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.45, set at Almaty Snowflake Cube 2019, puts him in the top 2.7% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Kazakhstan. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2019, he has put 307 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 86% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 6 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 24.23 in January 2019 to 11.22, a 54% improvement. Tair has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.45 | 7.58 | top 2.7% | 11 / 474 | |
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 4.03 | top 6.3% | 55 / 976 | |
| 3×3 | 11.22 | 14.94 | top 11.2% | 139 / 1,315 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.16 | 7.68 | top 14.2% | 105 / 803 | |
| Clock | 8.48 | 9.40 | top 17.5% | 29 / 135 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.04 | 31.39 | top 28.9% | 109 / 330 | |
| 4×4 | 1:15.79 | 1:24.21 | top 52.3% | 196 / 415 | |
| Megaminx | 3:16.07 | 3:30.96 | top 79.6% | 168 / 243 | |
| 5×5 | 3:10.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 162 / 216 |
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
- 7 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at Almaty Snowflake Cube 2019.
- 26 Oct 2019Six personal bests in one day at Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2019.
- 28 Sep 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.50 at Economics Lyceum Cube 2019.
- 28 Sep 2019Seven personal bests in one day at Economics Lyceum Cube 2019.
- 20 Jul 2019Five personal bests in one day at SCS1 Almaty Open Air 2019.
- 28 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at Cubing Semey Open 2019.
Competitions
- Almaty Snowflake Cube 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Kazakhstan Nationals 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Economics Lyceum Cube 2019 · 28 Sep 2019 — 7 personal bests set
- SCS1 Almaty Open Air 2019 · 20 Jul 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Cubing Semey Open 2019 · 28 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Pchelka Presents Kyrgyzstan Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- KSF Karaganda City 2019 · 6 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- KSF Almaty City 2019 · 23 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- KSF Pavlodar City 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Almaty Winter Cube 2019 · 12 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best 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.
- Assylkhan Meirkhanov (Асылхан Мейрханов) — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Asset Agabekov — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bakhytzhan Sharipbay (Бахытжан Шарипбай) — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.45 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.