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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.

Skewb
best event — top 4.9% of 73,281 all-time
2.99
signature single · Eka Cube Days 2019
170
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingRussia
Skewb2.995.01
top 4.9%63 / 2,264
2×22.213.72
top 6.3%204 / 4,782
3×311.7714.02
top 13.1%586 / 6,475
Pyraminx6.288.35
top 22.1%739 / 3,777
4×448.9553.84
top 23.4%345 / 2,080
5×51:41.382:01.32
top 36.4%284 / 941
Megaminx1:55.422:13.92
top 43.4%297 / 998
3×3 one-handed32.7738.96
top 52.8%891 / 1,770
3×3 blindfolded5:37.71
early days — 1 solve243 / 310
Square-11:02.92
early days — 2 solves612 / 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

Ekat Summer 2018: 5.61EkatCube Spring 2019: 2.96Eka Cube Days 2019: 2.89Eka Cube Winter 2020: 2.21Cubing Ekat Open 2021: 2.492.215.6121 Jul 201811 Sep 2021

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

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.