People · Poland
Damian Nowakowski
3×3 · top 5.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2020 · 2020NOWA01
Damian Nowakowski has been competing for 6 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.41, set at GLS II 2024, puts him in the top 5.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 550th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since September 2020, he has put 80 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.03 in September 2020 to 9.41, a 45% improvement. Damian has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% 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 | 9.41 | 11.55 | top 5.9% | 550 / 6,576 | |
| 4×4 | 50.03 | 1:01.09 | top 24.8% | 692 / 2,851 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.45 | 12.52 | top 31.6% | 1,678 / 4,406 | |
| 2×2 | 4.77 | 6.11 | top 36.4% | 2,176 / 5,422 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 941 / 2,176 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.83 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,038 / 1,442 | |
| Skewb | 14.25 | 17.09 | top 75.7% | 2,175 / 2,810 |
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
- 9 Mar 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.41 at GLS II 2024.
- 9 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at GLS II 2024.
- 13 May 2023First sub-15 3×3: 11.65 at GLS III 2023.
- 13 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at GLS III 2023.
- 12 Sep 2020First competition: Gdańsk Open 2020. A 17.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- GLS II 2024 · 9 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- GLS III 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Gdańsk Open 2020 · 12 Sep 2020
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.
- Mateusz Szwugier — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Krzysztof Bober — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Przemysław Rogalski — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.41 away.
- A sub-50 4×4 single — 20,746 people have one; it is 0.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.