People · Hungary
András Szermek
3×3 · top 2.6% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2008 · 2008SZER01
András Szermek has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 7.87, set at Budapest Open 2020, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 37th in Hungary. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 20 competitions since October 2008, he has put 1,030 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 33.63 in October 2008 to 7.87, a 77% improvement. He has entered 20 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Hungary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 7.87 | 10.73 | top 2.6% | 37 / 1,226 | |
| 2×2 | 2.07 | 3.01 | top 5.2% | 76 / 919 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.83 | 5.91 | top 6.9% | 58 / 495 | |
| 4×4 | 38.22 | 40.42 | top 10.0% | 58 / 509 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.28 | 19.89 | top 13.3% | 66 / 445 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 30 moves | — | top 14.8% | 20 / 117 | |
| Megaminx | 1:19.33 | 1:23.95 | top 21.3% | 40 / 190 | |
| Skewb | 5.46 | 11.09 | top 21.7% | 92 / 324 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.06 | 1:34.73 | top 25.0% | 64 / 315 | |
| 6×6 | 2:38.74 | 2:48.74 | top 30.1% | 33 / 130 | |
| 7×7 | 4:12.69 | 4:19.95 | top 35.2% | 31 / 116 | |
| Clock | 13.25 | 15.48 | top 40.7% | 65 / 185 | |
| Square-1 | 29.67 | 38.03 | top 48.8% | 75 / 167 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:06.54 | 5:11.67 | top 54.3% | 49 / 102 |
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 Nov 2022Six personal bests in one day at Budapest ReOpen 2022.
- 22 Feb 2020Eight personal bests in one day at Budapest Open 2020.
- 28 Oct 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Hungarian Open 2016.
- 17 Oct 2014Seven personal bests in one day at Hungarian Open 2014.
- 4 May 2013Five personal bests in one day at Austrian Open 2013.
- 20 Apr 2013First sub-10 3×3: 9.16 at Slovenian Open 2013.
Competitions
- Budapest ReOpen 2022 · 26 Nov 2022 — 6 personal bests set
- Budapest Open 2020 · 22 Feb 2020 — 8 personal bests set
- Budapest Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019
- Budapest Open 2018 · 31 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Hungarian Open 2017 · 13 Oct 2017 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Europe 2017 · 1 Apr 2017
- Hungarian Nationals 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hungarian Open 2016 · 28 Oct 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2014 · 17 Oct 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2014 · 12 Apr 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Austrian Open 2013 · 4 May 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2013 · 20 Apr 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2012 · 8 Sep 2012 — 2 personal bests set
- Croatian Rubik Open 2011 · 19 Nov 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2011 · 3 Sep 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2010 · 3 Sep 2010 — 8 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2009 · 16 Oct 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2008 · 25 Oct 2008
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 252 rounds, finished ahead 75 times
- Bence Barát — met in 246 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Hunor Bózsing — met in 158 rounds, finished ahead 45 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.87 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.07 away.
Targets move as he improves.