People · France
Vadim Tkaciov
2×2 · top 1.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2023 · 2023TKAC03
Vadim Tkaciov has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.20, set at Barby Cube 2024, puts him in the top 1.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in France. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2023, he has put 729 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 60% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.42 in October 2023 to 7.60, a 27% improvement. Vadim 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 | France | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.20 | 2.39 | top 1.0% | 42 / 3,074 | |
| 3×3 | 7.60 | 9.76 | top 2.1% | 141 / 4,746 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.07 | 4.86 | top 3.9% | 110 / 2,148 | |
| Skewb | 2.95 | 4.63 | top 4.8% | 74 / 1,291 | |
| 4×4 | 40.15 | 49.48 | top 12.3% | 241 / 1,817 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.83 | 24.17 | top 17.3% | 286 / 1,490 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.92 | 1:26.96 | top 19.8% | 158 / 867 | |
| Clock | 9.48 | — | top 22.5% | 152 / 714 | |
| 5×5 | 1:28.81 | 1:39.59 | top 26.3% | 238 / 1,024 |
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
- 24 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Istres Open 2026.
- 26 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Sorg'Open 2024.
- 22 Jun 2024Four personal bests in one day at Cournonsec Open 2024.
- 18 May 2024Four personal bests in one day at Barby Cube 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.52 at Istres Open 2024.
- 27 Jan 2024Three personal bests in one day at Istres Open 2024.
Competitions
- Camargue Open 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- French Championship 2026 · 4 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Istres Open 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Ensuès Open 2025 · 18 Oct 2025
- Camargue Open 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Lyon Last Layer 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Sorg'Open 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Camargue Open 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cournonsec Open 2024 · 22 Jun 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Barby Cube 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Open de Marseille 2024 · 20 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Istres Open 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Charantonnay Cube Clash 2024 · 6 Jan 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Sorg'Open 2023 · 7 Oct 2023 — 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.
- Samuel Jehanno — met in 127 rounds, finished ahead 48 times
- Marie Vincent — met in 123 rounds, finished ahead 42 times
- Jules Desjardin — met in 119 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.