People · Russia
Vladimir Kostin
3×3 blindfolded · top 12.5% of 12,178 all-time · competing since November 2012 · 2012KOST02
Vladimir Kostin has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 58.25, set at WCA European Championship 2018, puts him in the top 12.5% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 28th in Russia. Across 24 competitions since November 2012, he has put 499 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.36 in November 2012 to 12.48, a 51% improvement. Vladimir has entered 24 competitions, more competitions than 97% 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 blindfolded | 58.25 | 1:42.32 | top 12.5% | 28 / 310 | |
| 3×3 | 12.48 | 13.76 | top 15.6% | 715 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 3.91 | 6.14 | top 25.3% | 990 / 4,782 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 7 of 7 cubes · 29:53 | — | top 25.8% | 20 / 98 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 42.00 | top 26.7% | 73 / 366 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.08 | 9.49 | top 28.5% | 1,003 / 3,777 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.80 | 1:48.59 | top 32.1% | 242 / 941 | |
| 4×4 | 1:01.28 | 1:09.47 | top 37.8% | 636 / 2,080 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 7:26.00 | — | top 39.9% | 17 / 36 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.28 | 32.44 | top 45.0% | 743 / 1,770 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 17:07.00 | — | top 48.9% | 12 / 23 |
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
- 13 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at CCC Open Moscow 2019.
- 18 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at YJ Fest 2018.
- 24 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2017.
- 24 Dec 2016Four personal bests in one day at Minsk Winter 2016.
- 25 Nov 2016Five personal bests in one day at MPEI Open 2016.
- 8 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Belgorod Open 2016.
Competitions
- CCC Open Moscow 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Voronezh Open 2018 · 10 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- YJ Fest 2018 · 18 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- SPB Island 2018 · 12 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Europe 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- MPEI Open 2017 · 24 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Ramenskoe Open 2017 · 24 Jun 2017 — 1 personal best set
- To The Moon 2017 · 6 May 2017
- Minsk Winter 2016 · 24 Dec 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2016 · 25 Nov 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Belgorod Open 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- CCC Summer Open 2016 · 20 Aug 2016
- CCC Spring Open 2016 · 29 Apr 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Saint Petersburg Welcome To 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Moscow Christmas Open 2016 · 8 Jan 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2015 · 27 Nov 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2014 · 28 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- CCC Autumn Open 2014 · 4 Oct 2014 — 1 personal best set
- CCC Winter Open 2014 · 16 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- MPEI Open 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Moscow Summer 2013 · 16 Jun 2013
- MPEI Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012
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.
- Ilya Tsiareshka — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Dmitry Kryuzban — met in 77 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Nikolai Masson (Николай Массон) — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-50 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,207 people have one; it is 8.25 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
Targets move as he improves.