People · Latvia
Artūrs Smiltnieks
Pyraminx · top 3.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since April 2018 · 2018SMIL01
Artūrs Smiltnieks has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.91, set at Tartu Open 2018, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Latvia. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since April 2018, he has put 255 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one; 96% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 30.44 in April 2018 to 4.15, an 86% improvement. He has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.91 | 8.32 | top 3.3% | 11 / 185 | |
| Skewb | 4.68 | 6.47 | top 15.8% | 29 / 117 | |
| 2×2 | 4.15 | 5.96 | top 28.4% | 64 / 237 | |
| 3×3 | 19.63 | 24.03 | top 38.9% | 104 / 309 | |
| Clock | 23.78 | — | top 74.3% | 46 / 60 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 51.53 | 1:12.06 | top 78.1% | 73 / 113 | |
| 4×4 | 2:19.12 | — | early days — 3 solves | 97 / 112 | |
| Square-1 | 1:23.61 | — | early days — 1 solve | 44 / 48 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 74 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 41 / 42 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Jun 2019First sub-20 3×3: 19.63 at Tallinn Open 2019.
- 8 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Tartu Open 2018.
- 23 Nov 2018Three personal bests in one day at Latvian Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018First sub-30 3×3: 28.10 at Estonian Open 2018.
- 28 Apr 2018First competition: Riga Open 2018. A 43.78 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Carnikavas Pavasaris 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Estonian Open 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Sigulda Open 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Tallinn Open 2019 · 8 Jun 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Võru Värk 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
- Tartu Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Latvian Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Sigulda Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Tallinn Open 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Riga Open 2018 · 28 Apr 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.
- Rūdolfs Vīnkalns — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Krišjānis Nurža — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Roberts Dreijers — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.91 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.68 away.
Targets move as he improves.