People · Poland
Damian Zapalski
2×2 · top 9.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014ZAPA03
Damian Zapalski has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.54, set at Santa Claus Cube Race 2014, puts him in the top 9.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 715th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2014, he has put 300 official solves on the record across ten 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 24.37 in April 2014 to 15.37, a 37% improvement. Damian has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.54 | 4.45 | top 9.3% | 715 / 5,422 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.31 | 8.54 | top 22.3% | 1,247 / 4,406 | |
| Skewb | 5.77 | 8.21 | top 24.0% | 870 / 2,810 | |
| 3×3 | 15.37 | 16.83 | top 25.7% | 1,960 / 6,576 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:05.90 | — | top 35.4% | 177 / 466 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.75 | 37.37 | top 38.7% | 786 / 2,176 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.64 | 1:10.68 | top 39.3% | 1,022 / 2,851 | |
| Megaminx | 1:57.09 | 2:19.14 | top 44.2% | 583 / 1,384 | |
| 5×5 | 2:45.02 | — | top 72.6% | 1,040 / 1,442 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 2 of 2 cubes · 17:33 | — | early days — 1 solve | 148 / 203 |
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 Mar 2015Five personal bests in one day at Polish Open 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014Nine personal bests in one day at Santa Claus Cube Race 2014.
- 27 Sep 2014Six personal bests in one day at Krakow Cubing Spree 2014.
- 26 Jul 2014Three personal bests in one day at Kielce Cube Attack 2014.
- 17 May 2014Four personal bests in one day at Aleksandrus Cube 2014.
- 3 May 2014First sub-20 3×3: 19.37 at SLS Chorzow 2014.
Competitions
- Beskidy Cubing Day 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Polish Open 2015 · 27 Mar 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- ŚLS Gliwice 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Santa Claus Cube Race 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 9 personal bests set
- Krakow Cubing Spree 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Kielce Cube Attack 2014 · 26 Jul 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Aleksandrus Cube 2014 · 17 May 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- SLS Chorzow 2014 · 3 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- SLS Tarnowskie Gory 2014 · 5 Apr 2014
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.
- Wojciech Szatanowski — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead once
- Paweł Kowol — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Tomek Bogdanik — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.54 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.