People · Belarus
Valeria Zhurova
Pyraminx · top 7.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since July 2017 · 2017ZHUR02
Valeria Zhurova has been competing for 9 years. Her best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.04, set at Belarus Nationals 2019, puts her in the top 7.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 30th in Belarus. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since July 2017, she has put 113 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside her 5 DNFs. Her 3×3 best has come down from 40.75 in July 2017 to 16.67, a 59% improvement. Valeria has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Belarus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.04 | 9.20 | top 7.9% | 30 / 413 | |
| 3×3 | 16.67 | 20.13 | top 29.9% | 177 / 748 | |
| Skewb | 9.45 | 15.12 | top 51.5% | 126 / 253 | |
| 2×2 | 6.25 | 8.83 | top 53.4% | 268 / 532 | |
| Megaminx | 4:31.67 | — | top 94.1% | 117 / 121 |
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
- 28 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at Welcome to Brest 2018.
- 30 Mar 2018First sub-30 3×3: 18.69 at Spring Cube In Minsk 2018.
- 30 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.69 at Spring Cube In Minsk 2018.
- 30 Mar 2018Three personal bests in one day at Spring Cube In Minsk 2018.
- 22 Jul 2017First competition: 150th Cube Meeting in Brest 2017. A 40.75 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Black Pawn in Brest 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Belarus Nationals 2019 · 15 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- YJ Fest Belarus 2018 · 25 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome to Brest 2018 · 28 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Spring Cube In Minsk 2018 · 30 Mar 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- 150th Cube Meeting in Brest 2017 · 22 Jul 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 her.
- Vadzim Smirnou — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead once
- Vladislav Kaminskiy — met in 20 rounds, never finished ahead
- Danila Dubovik — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.04 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 1.67 away.
Targets move as she improves.