People · Hungary
András Pálffy
Skewb · top 9.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since October 2017 · 2017PALF02
András Pálffy has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.84, set at Budapest Open 2020, puts him in the top 9.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 49th in Hungary. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since October 2017, he has put 291 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.48 in October 2017 to 12.02, a 38% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hungary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.84 | 6.87 | top 9.8% | 49 / 324 | |
| 3×3 | 12.02 | 14.09 | top 14.0% | 225 / 1,226 | |
| 4×4 | 47.54 | 59.51 | top 21.5% | 117 / 509 | |
| 2×2 | 3.72 | 4.84 | top 23.0% | 267 / 919 | |
| 5×5 | 1:32.39 | 1:35.56 | top 29.3% | 79 / 315 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.68 | 28.57 | top 30.6% | 157 / 445 | |
| 7×7 | 5:04.50 | 5:14.23 | top 51.9% | 53 / 116 | |
| 6×6 | 3:39.73 | — | early days — 2 solves | 73 / 130 |
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
- 22 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Budapest Open 2020.
- 20 Sep 2019Four personal bests in one day at Hungarian Open 2019.
- 9 Feb 2019Five personal bests in one day at Austrian Open 2019.
- 28 Sep 2018First sub-15 3×3: 13.44 at Hungarian Open 2018.
- 28 Sep 2018Six personal bests in one day at Hungarian Open 2018.
- 21 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at Slovakian Summer 2018.
Competitions
- Budapest Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2019 · 20 Sep 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Vienna Cube Day 2019 · 1 Jun 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Austrian Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2018 · 28 Sep 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovakian Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Pécs Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hungarian Open 2017 · 13 Oct 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.
- Dániel Varga — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Bence Barát — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead once
- Kristóf Veres — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
Targets move as he improves.