People · Poland
Igor Nowak
3×3 · top 5.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018NOWA02
Igor Nowak has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.22, set at Cube Factory 2023, puts him in the top 5.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 502nd in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since February 2018, he has put 134 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 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His Pyraminx best has come down from 10.22 in February 2018 to 4.65, a 55% improvement. Igor has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 9.22 | 12.03 | top 5.4% | 502 / 6,576 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.65 | 6.46 | top 11.1% | 707 / 4,406 | |
| Skewb | 4.95 | 8.26 | top 17.7% | 673 / 2,810 | |
| 4×4 | 54.58 | 1:03.37 | top 30.2% | 822 / 2,851 | |
| 5×5 | 1:50.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 573 / 1,442 | |
| 2×2 | 5.94 | 6.89 | top 50.3% | 2,878 / 5,422 | |
| Clock | 28.47 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,282 / 1,549 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 25 Mar 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.22 at Cube Factory 2023.
- 21 May 2022First sub-20 3×3: 13.28 at Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022.
- 21 May 2022First sub-15 3×3: 13.28 at Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022.
- 21 May 2022Four personal bests in one day at Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022.
- 17 Feb 2018First competition: Cube Factory League Luty 2018.
Competitions
- Cube Factory 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Cube4fun League V Zawiercie 2022 · 21 May 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- PST CFL Częstochowa 2019 · 9 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CFL Sieradz 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Factory Częstochowa 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Cube Factory League Luty 2018 · 17 Feb 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.
- Mateusz Szwugier — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Dawid Wójcik — met in 25 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kajetan Opach — met in 24 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.22 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.