People · Ukraine
Viktor Shmakov (Віктор Шмаков)
3×3 · top 4.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since June 2017 · 2017SHMA02
Viktor Shmakov (Віктор Шмаков) has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.87, set at Vinnytsia Cube Cup 2019, puts him in the top 4.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 130th in Ukraine. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since June 2017, he has put 193 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.31 in June 2017 to 8.87, a 14% improvement. Viktor has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.87 | 10.59 | top 4.6% | 130 / 2,868 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.18 | 18.08 | top 8.5% | 76 / 755 | |
| 4×4 | 39.79 | 46.63 | top 11.9% | 107 / 867 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 3.89 | top 13.4% | 236 / 1,894 | |
| 5×5 | 1:17.61 | 1:19.61 | top 17.2% | 75 / 425 | |
| Megaminx | 1:18.60 | 1:33.76 | top 20.8% | 87 / 424 | |
| Skewb | 6.55 | 7.91 | top 30.1% | 249 / 884 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:33.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 80 / 177 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 151 / 222 |
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
- 10 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 8.87 at Vinnytsia Cube Cup 2019.
- 10 Aug 2019Five personal bests in one day at Vinnytsia Cube Cup 2019.
- 10 Jun 2017First competition: Odessa Open 2017. A 11.91 3×3 single to start from.
- 10 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at Odessa Open 2017.
Competitions
- U.R.A. Summer Cubes 2022 · 23 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Moldova Open 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Vinnytsia Cube Cup 2019 · 10 Aug 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Odessa Open 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 4 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.
- Volodymyr Korol (Володимир Король) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Maksym Yeli (Максим Єлі) — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead once
- Mihail Stoicescu — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.