People · Ukraine
Tykhon Tarasov (Тихон Тарасов)
2×2 · top 13.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022TARA05
Tykhon Tarasov (Тихон Тарасов) has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.96, set at Ternopil Science Cubing 2023, puts him in the top 13.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 241st in Ukraine. Across 3 competitions since November 2022, he has put 118 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.45 in November 2022 to 12.20, a 16% improvement. Tykhon has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 4.54 | top 13.8% | 241 / 1,894 | |
| 3×3 | 12.20 | 14.28 | top 14.6% | 388 / 2,868 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.92 | 10.14 | top 27.2% | 455 / 1,471 | |
| Square-1 | 28.08 | 44.48 | top 45.8% | 139 / 302 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.83 | 35.20 | top 46.3% | 380 / 755 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.67 | 1:23.91 | top 50.4% | 430 / 867 | |
| Skewb | 10.12 | 12.00 | top 55.7% | 459 / 884 | |
| Megaminx | 2:43.91 | — | top 67.7% | 269 / 424 | |
| Clock | 22.27 | 23.32 | top 70.8% | 243 / 347 | |
| 5×5 | 2:45.90 | — | early days — 1 solve | 315 / 425 |
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
- 1 Apr 2023Eight personal bests in one day at Ternopil Science Cubing 2023.
- 10 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at U24 Nationals 2022.
- 20 Nov 2022First competition: U24 Open November 2022. A 15.31 3×3 single to start from.
- 20 Nov 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.45 at U24 Open November 2022.
Competitions
- Ternopil Science Cubing 2023 · 1 Apr 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- U24 Nationals 2022 · 10 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- U24 Open November 2022 · 20 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Yurii Riabov (Юрій Рябов) — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vladyslav Hordiienko — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.