People · Poland
Alan Podobiński
3×3 · top 2.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since December 2023 · 2023PODO03
Alan Podobiński has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.55, set at Lipnica Wielka Open 2026, puts him in the top 2.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 220th in Poland. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since December 2023, he has put 186 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 30.42 in December 2023 to 7.55, a 75% improvement. Alan has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.55 | 12.10 | top 2.1% | 220 / 6,576 | |
| 2×2 | 2.15 | 3.65 | top 5.8% | 476 / 5,422 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.11 | 24.00 | top 15.3% | 362 / 2,176 | |
| 4×4 | 43.48 | 50.36 | top 16.4% | 492 / 2,851 | |
| Square-1 | 19.43 | 23.46 | top 26.6% | 285 / 1,002 | |
| Skewb | 6.57 | 9.03 | top 30.3% | 1,058 / 2,810 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.66 | 14.16 | top 41.9% | 2,148 / 4,406 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.11 | — | early days — 2 solves | 894 / 1,442 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:51.64 | — | early days — 1 solve | 383 / 466 |
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
- 18 Jul 2026First sub-10 3×3: 7.55 at Lipnica Wielka Open 2026.
- 18 Jul 2026Four personal bests in one day at Lipnica Wielka Open 2026.
- 27 Jun 2026Six personal bests in one day at Jasło Cubing Days 2026.
- 25 Oct 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.47 at Cube4fun Tylmanowa Autumn 2025.
- 25 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Cube4fun Tylmanowa Autumn 2025.
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-20 3×3: 19.21 at SLS Kwiecień 2024.
Competitions
- Lipnica Wielka Open 2026 · 18 Jul 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Jasło Cubing Days 2026 · 27 Jun 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Cube4fun Tylmanowa Autumn 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Nowy Sącz Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025
- Cube4fun in Tylmanowa 2025 · 25 Jan 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- SLS Maj 2024 · 25 May 2024
- SLS Kwiecień 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SLS Marzec 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SLS Styczeń 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SLS Grudzień 2023 · 16 Dec 2023
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.
- Dominik Kądziołka — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Maksymilian Gala — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Dominik Podolak — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.55 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.