People · United States
Darwin Skalski
2×2 · top 34.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2018 · 2018SKAL03
Darwin Skalski has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.63, set at Pittsburgh Open 2018, puts him in the top 34.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14,030th in the United States. Across 4 competitions since August 2018, he has put 89 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 9.99 in August 2018 to 4.63, a 54% improvement. Darwin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.63 | 5.58 | top 34.7% | 14,030 / 41,674 | |
| 3×3 | 19.78 | 23.07 | top 39.4% | 22,653 / 60,666 | |
| Skewb | 13.91 | 18.05 | top 74.4% | 14,263 / 19,164 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.32 | 16.58 | top 74.6% | 22,477 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 1:57.34 | — | top 80.5% | 15,146 / 19,354 | |
| 5×5 | 3:13.01 | — | top 82.2% | 7,639 / 9,537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:01.99 | — | top 85.0% | 12,962 / 15,900 |
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 Dec 2018First sub-20 3×3: 19.78 at Pittsburgh Open 2018.
- 8 Dec 2018Three personal bests in one day at Pittsburgh Open 2018.
- 29 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Oakville Limited Fall 2018.
- 17 Aug 2018First competition: Pennsylvania 2018. A 24.23 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Upstate Cubing 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Pittsburgh Open 2018 · 8 Dec 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Oakville Limited Fall 2018 · 29 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Pennsylvania 2018 · 17 Aug 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.
- Zachary Garber — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead once
- Ryan Wu — met in 17 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Fisher — met in 14 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.63 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 4.78 away.
Targets move as he improves.