People · Russia
Yaroslav Kulayev (Ярослав Кулаев)
Pyraminx · top 7.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since March 2018 · 2018KULA01
Yaroslav Kulayev (Ярослав Кулаев) has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.01, set at Samara Speedcubing Fest 2019, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 209th in Russia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since March 2018, he has put 200 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 78% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 28.96 in March 2018 to 11.98, a 59% improvement. Yaroslav has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.01 | 6.75 | top 7.7% | 209 / 3,777 | |
| 3×3 | 11.98 | 13.20 | top 13.8% | 618 / 6,475 | |
| Clock | 8.88 | 10.91 | top 19.4% | 94 / 714 | |
| Square-1 | 17.27 | 23.82 | top 21.6% | 103 / 759 | |
| 2×2 | 3.87 | 4.54 | top 24.8% | 970 / 4,782 | |
| 4×4 | 58.31 | 1:07.62 | top 34.7% | 568 / 2,080 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.52 | 38.49 | top 38.1% | 616 / 1,770 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.53 | 1:56.74 | top 38.8% | 305 / 941 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 47 moves | 52.33 | top 71.5% | 256 / 366 | |
| 6×6 | 4:44.68 | 5:09.34 | early days — 3 solves | 247 / 343 | |
| 7×7 | 8:19.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 243 / 270 |
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
- 26 Oct 2019Four personal bests in one day at Samara Speedcubing Fest 2019.
- 22 Jun 2019Five personal bests in one day at YJ Kazan 2019.
- 4 May 2019First sub-15 3×3: 12.93 at Volga Cubing 2019.
- 4 May 2019Eight personal bests in one day at Volga Cubing 2019.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.00 at Saratov Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Saratov Open 2018.
Competitions
- Samara Speedcubing Fest 2019 · 26 Oct 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- YJ Kazan 2019 · 22 Jun 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Volga Cubing 2019 · 4 May 2019 — 8 personal bests set
- Saratov Special 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Saratov Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Chak-chak cubing in Kazan 2018 · 24 Mar 2018
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.
- Andrey Mishin — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Nikita Gamolin — met in 27 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Timofey Dementev — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.98 away.
Targets move as he improves.