People · Ukraine
Volodymyr Kovalov (Володимир Ковальов)
Skewb · top 9.1% of 73,281 all-time · competing since May 2026 · 2026KOVA09
Volodymyr Kovalov (Володимир Ковальов) has been competing for 3 months. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.73, set at Victoria Gardens Lviv 2026, puts him in the top 9.1% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 75th in Ukraine. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since May 2026, he has put 88 official solves on the record across ten events. Volodymyr has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.73 | 9.26 | top 9.1% | 75 / 884 | |
| 3×3 | 12.35 | 13.34 | top 15.1% | 408 / 2,868 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 4.83 | top 17.3% | 327 / 1,894 | |
| Megaminx | 1:16.42 | 1:20.31 | top 19.6% | 82 / 424 | |
| 4×4 | 46.69 | 53.21 | top 20.4% | 179 / 867 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.83 | 1:27.94 | top 20.5% | 102 / 425 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.52 | 10.37 | top 32.2% | 534 / 1,471 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.97 | 30.84 | top 34.1% | 278 / 755 | |
| 6×6 | 2:56.83 | 3:09.99 | early days — 3 solves | 74 / 169 | |
| 7×7 | 4:37.61 | 4:52.36 | early days — 3 solves | 64 / 135 |
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
- 4 Jul 2026Five personal bests in one day at Victoria Gardens Lviv 2026.
- 23 May 2026First competition: Ekvator Rivne Open 2026. A 13.19 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Victoria Gardens Lviv 2026 · 4 Jul 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Ekvator Rivne Open 2026 · 23 May 2026 — 2 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.
- Lev Golub (Лев Голуб) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Roman Yukhymuk (Роман Юхимук) — met in 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Andrii Yavorskyi (Андрій Яворський) — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.73 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.