People · Russia
Vladimir Ilin (Владимир Ильин)
Skewb · top 4.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2018 · 2018ILIN01
Vladimir Ilin (Владимир Ильин) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.99, set at Eka Cube Days 2019, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 63rd in Russia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since July 2018, he has put 170 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.61 in July 2018 to 2.21, a 61% improvement. Vladimir 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 | 2.99 | 5.01 | top 4.9% | 63 / 2,264 | |
| 2×2 | 2.21 | 3.72 | top 6.3% | 204 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 | 11.77 | 14.02 | top 13.1% | 586 / 6,475 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.28 | 8.35 | top 22.1% | 739 / 3,777 | |
| 4×4 | 48.95 | 53.84 | top 23.4% | 345 / 2,080 | |
| 5×5 | 1:41.38 | 2:01.32 | top 36.4% | 284 / 941 | |
| Megaminx | 1:55.42 | 2:13.92 | top 43.4% | 297 / 998 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 32.77 | 38.96 | top 52.8% | 891 / 1,770 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:37.71 | — | early days — 1 solve | 243 / 310 | |
| Square-1 | 1:02.92 | — | early days — 2 solves | 612 / 759 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Jan 2020Four personal bests in one day at Eka Cube Winter 2020.
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 13.77 at Eka Cube Days 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019Three personal bests in one day at Eka Cube Days 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019First sub-20 3×3: 15.05 at EkatCube Spring 2019.
- 2 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at EkatCube Spring 2019.
- 21 Jul 2018First competition: Ekat Summer 2018. A 22.66 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing Ekat Open 2021 · 11 Sep 2021 — 2 personal bests set
- Eka Cube Winter 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Eka Cube Days 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- EkatCube Spring 2019 · 2 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Ekat Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 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.
- Ewsey Obzherin — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Andrey Kolevatykh (Андрей Колеватых) — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Vasily Stasyev — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.