People · Russia
Viacheslav Purgin (Вячеслав Пургин)
Skewb · top 8.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2018 · 2018PURG01
Viacheslav Purgin (Вячеслав Пургин) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.68, set at Magnit Open 2019, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 124th in Russia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2018, he has put 133 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 11.30 in October 2018 to 3.68, a 67% improvement. Viacheslav has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.68 | 6.16 | top 8.8% | 124 / 2,264 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.20 | 8.90 | top 14.4% | 445 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 15.93 | 19.29 | top 27.6% | 1,401 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 5.67 | 7.81 | top 47.3% | 1,993 / 4,782 | |
| Megaminx | 2:33.62 | — | top 62.9% | 474 / 998 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,394 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.87 | 1:05.37 | top 80.0% | 1,397 / 1,770 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 22 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Ural Winter 2020.
- 9 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at Magnit Open 2019.
- 18 May 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.94 at Ural Spring 2019.
- 18 May 2019Five personal bests in one day at Ural Spring 2019.
- 19 Jan 2019Three personal bests in one day at Ural Winter 2019.
- 27 Oct 2018First competition: Ural Autumn 2018. A 24.79 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ural Winter 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Magnit Open 2019 · 9 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Ural Spring 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Ural Winter 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Ural Autumn 2018 · 27 Oct 2018
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.
- Vasily Stasyev — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Timur Yulmukhametov — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dmitriy Busygin (Дмитрий Бусыгин) — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
Targets move as he improves.