People · Russia
Vladimir Vetkin
Pyraminx · top 4.5% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2017 · 2017VETK01
Vladimir Vetkin has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.25, set at Chelny Open 2018, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 107th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since March 2017, he has put 292 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.61 in March 2017 to 8.94, a 23% improvement. Vladimir has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.25 | 5.26 | top 4.5% | 107 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 8.94 | 10.63 | top 4.7% | 166 / 6,475 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 2.99 | top 9.6% | 318 / 4,782 | |
| 5×5 | 1:12.28 | 1:20.28 | top 13.3% | 73 / 941 | |
| 4×4 | 41.08 | 45.21 | top 13.4% | 187 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.68 | 24.27 | top 16.9% | 248 / 1,770 | |
| 7×7 | 3:37.61 | 3:56.80 | top 22.5% | 44 / 270 | |
| Skewb | 6.11 | 9.64 | top 26.6% | 426 / 2,264 | |
| 6×6 | 2:33.55 | 2:37.24 | top 27.4% | 58 / 343 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.73 | 1:45.87 | top 31.2% | 193 / 998 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 42 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 183 / 366 |
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
- 30 Jun 2018Five personal bests in one day at Chelny Open 2018.
- 24 Mar 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.85 at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018.
- 24 Mar 2018Seven personal bests in one day at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018.
- 11 Nov 2017Eight personal bests in one day at Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017First competition: Tatarstan Spring Open 2017. A 12.33 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Mar 2017Six personal bests in one day at Tatarstan Spring Open 2017.
Competitions
- Chelny Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018 · 24 Mar 2018 — 7 personal bests set
- Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2017 · 11 Nov 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Tatarstan Spring Open 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 6 personal bests set
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.
- Alexey Kislovskiy — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Mikhail Arkhipov — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 46 times
- Erik Shakirov — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
Targets move as he improves.