People · Cyprus
Vladimir Novikov
2×2 · top 26.2% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2017 · 2017NOVI04
Vladimir Novikov has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.98, set at Basel Open 2020, puts him in the top 26.2% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 39th in Cyprus. Across 5 competitions since April 2017, he has put 131 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.01 in September 2017 to 15.80, a 37% 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 | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 3.98 | 5.47 | top 26.2% | 39 / 162 | |
| 3×3 | 15.80 | 18.47 | top 27.1% | 55 / 206 | |
| Skewb | 6.97 | 12.59 | top 33.4% | 20 / 79 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.46 | 9.60 | top 40.2% | 48 / 131 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.26 | 35.69 | top 47.2% | 19 / 67 | |
| 4×4 | 1:29.71 | 1:47.17 | top 63.4% | 41 / 76 | |
| 5×5 | 4:05.45 | — | early days — 2 solves | 35 / 36 |
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
- 15 Feb 2020First sub-20 3×3: 16.02 at Basel Open 2020.
- 15 Feb 2020Six personal bests in one day at Basel Open 2020.
- 23 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at Cyprus Cube Fest 2017.
- 10 Apr 2017First competition: Greece Spring Open 2017.
Competitions
- Basel Open 2020 · 15 Feb 2020 — 6 personal bests set
- Heritage Cubing Day 2018 · 5 May 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Cyprus Cube Fest 2017 · 23 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Svetlye Gory Open 2017 · 2 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Greece Spring Open 2017 · 10 Apr 2017
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 15 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michael Eleftheriades — met in 12 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Panayiotis Zavos — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.98 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.