People · Slovenia
Blaž Dobravec
2×2 · top 3.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2012 · 2012DOBR01
Blaž Dobravec has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.80, set at Lent Open 2015, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Slovenia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since April 2012, he has put 1,140 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 90% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.28 in April 2012 to 8.52, a 48% improvement. He has entered 19 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 | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.80 | 4.00 | top 3.6% | 22 / 332 | |
| 3×3 | 8.52 | 10.30 | top 3.8% | 17 / 381 | |
| 4×4 | 32.24 | 36.51 | top 4.4% | 7 / 176 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.09 | 17.60 | top 4.6% | 10 / 138 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.86 | 7.92 | top 7.0% | 31 / 233 | |
| Skewb | 4.55 | 8.25 | top 14.8% | 36 / 155 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.73 | 1:28.20 | top 20.5% | 21 / 96 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 35 moves | 35.33 | top 30.0% | 14 / 36 | |
| Megaminx | 1:38.10 | 1:42.72 | top 33.4% | 28 / 82 | |
| Square-1 | 24.15 | 28.41 | top 37.1% | 28 / 59 | |
| 7×7 | 6:17.91 | 6:35.63 | top 71.7% | 27 / 41 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:36.09 | — | early days — 1 solve | 23 / 28 |
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
- 27 Jun 2015Five personal bests in one day at Lent Open 2015.
- 8 Aug 2014First sub-10 3×3: 9.30 at Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014.
- 7 Jun 2014Four personal bests in one day at Maribor Open 2014.
- 12 Apr 2014Three personal bests in one day at Slovenian Open 2014.
- 28 Sep 2013Six personal bests in one day at Ljubljana Open 2013.
- 20 Apr 2013First sub-15 3×3: 11.77 at Slovenian Open 2013.
Competitions
- Slovenska Bistrica Open 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Ljubljana Open 2017 · 11 Nov 2017
- Slovenian Open 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Ljubljana Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Czech Open 2016 · 19 Jul 2016
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Slovenian Open 2016 · 2 Apr 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2015 · 18 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Slovakian Open 2015 · 14 Aug 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Lent Open 2015 · 27 Jun 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Austrian Big Cube Open 2014 · 15 Nov 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Slovakian Open 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014 · 8 Aug 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Maribor Open 2014 · 7 Jun 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2014 · 12 Apr 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Ljubljana Open 2013 · 28 Sep 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2013 · 20 Apr 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2012 · 14 Apr 2012 — 2 personal bests set
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.
- Matic Omulec — met in 216 rounds, finished ahead 60 times
- Bence Barát — met in 200 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Jure Gregorc — met in 168 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.