People · Russia
Viktor Rudnev (Виктор Руднев)
3×3 · top 5.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018RUDN03
Viktor Rudnev (Виктор Руднев) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.37, set at SPB Muffin Mini 2021, puts him in the top 5.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 204th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since November 2018, he has put 258 official solves on the record across 15 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.09 in November 2018 to 9.37, a 33% improvement. Viktor has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.37 | 11.30 | top 5.8% | 204 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.18 | 5.94 | top 8.6% | 235 / 3,777 | |
| 2×2 | 2.62 | 4.66 | top 10.1% | 335 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.89 | 25.02 | top 22.9% | 358 / 1,770 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:37.35 | — | top 25.7% | 54 / 310 | |
| 4×4 | 55.19 | 1:01.02 | top 30.9% | 502 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 6 of 6 cubes · 50:22 | — | early days — 3 solves | 28 / 98 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.91 | 2:19.99 | top 44.6% | 357 / 941 | |
| Square-1 | 28.92 | 45.37 | top 47.4% | 275 / 759 | |
| Skewb | 9.90 | 17.13 | top 54.3% | 990 / 2,264 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 198 / 366 | |
| Megaminx | 3:07.28 | — | early days — 2 solves | 644 / 998 | |
| 6×6 | 4:56.10 | — | early days — 2 solves | 257 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 7:30.21 | — | early days — 2 solves | 222 / 270 | |
| Clock | 50.64 | — | early days — 2 solves | 680 / 714 |
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
- 2 May 2021First sub-10 3×3: 9.37 at SPB Muffin Mini 2021.
- 22 Nov 2019Four personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2019.
- 19 Jul 2019Three personal bests in one day at NSK Cubing Fest 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
- 24 Mar 2019Five personal bests in one day at Sura Spring 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Three personal bests in one day at EkatCube Spring 2019.
Competitions
- SPB Muffin Mini 2021 · 2 May 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2019 · 22 Nov 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- YJ Moscow Special 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- NSK Cubing Fest 2019 · 19 Jul 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Sura Spring 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- EkatCube Spring 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Welcome to Academy 2018 · 3 Nov 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.
- Alexander Bashutkin — met in 38 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Maxim Ilin — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Ioann Smolin (Иоанн Смолин) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.37 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.