People · Australia
Vitaliy Orlov
3×3 · top 4.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022ORLO02
Vitaliy Orlov has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.92, set at Victoria Gardens Kyiv 2026, puts him in the top 4.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 437th in Australia. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 213 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.52 in November 2022 to 8.92, a 65% improvement. Vitaliy has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Australia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.92 | 10.42 | top 4.7% | 437 / 11,709 | |
| 2×2 | 2.79 | 3.96 | top 11.9% | 895 / 8,567 | |
| Skewb | 5.01 | 8.17 | top 18.2% | 472 / 3,534 | |
| 4×4 | 45.57 | 53.49 | top 19.0% | 463 / 3,051 | |
| 5×5 | 1:26.67 | 1:30.98 | top 24.6% | 330 / 1,356 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.03 | 1:54.26 | top 30.7% | 381 / 1,277 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.89 | 12.00 | top 35.3% | 1,872 / 5,993 | |
| 6×6 | 3:05.38 | 3:08.16 | early days — 3 solves | 267 / 641 | |
| 7×7 | 4:53.18 | 5:04.98 | early days — 3 solves | 238 / 523 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.32 | 42.58 | top 54.0% | 1,263 / 2,659 | |
| Clock | 20.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 689 / 1,095 |
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
- 27 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.92 at Victoria Gardens Kyiv 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Five personal bests in one day at Victoria Gardens Kyiv 2026.
- 11 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Sydney 2025.
- 3 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Lake Macquarie Open 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 12.24 at NSW State Championship 2025.
- 26 Apr 2025Four personal bests in one day at NSW State Championship 2025.
Competitions
- Victoria Gardens Kyiv 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Take Your Time Sydney 2025 · 11 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Lake Macquarie Open 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- NSW State Championship 2025 · 26 Apr 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- G'day Maitland 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Newcastle Open 2023 · 23 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Maitland Winter 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Maitland Spring 2022 · 12 Nov 2022
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.
- Thomas Tinlin — met in 39 rounds, never finished ahead
- Bryan Eng — met in 38 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kent Thomson — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.