People · United States
Justin Golabek
Pyraminx · top 4.0% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2015 · 2015GOLA01
Justin Golabek has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.10, set at Lion Pride 2019, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,060th in the United States. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since October 2015, he has put 247 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 18% around a typical one; 98% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.91 in October 2015 to 9.28, a 42% improvement. Justin has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.10 | 4.43 | top 4.0% | 1,060 / 28,708 | |
| 3×3 | 9.28 | 11.17 | top 5.5% | 3,089 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 2.36 | 3.50 | top 7.6% | 2,991 / 40,951 | |
| Skewb | 4.10 | 6.39 | top 11.6% | 1,794 / 18,907 | |
| 4×4 | 43.37 | 48.02 | top 16.2% | 2,464 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.72 | 24.46 | top 22.5% | 2,886 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:59.98 | 2:14.48 | top 49.2% | 4,125 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 35.91 | 45.58 | top 59.8% | 3,952 / 6,743 |
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 2019Four personal bests in one day at Lion Pride 2019.
- 7 Jan 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.58 at Americus Open 2017.
- 7 Jan 2017Four personal bests in one day at Americus Open 2017.
- 17 Jul 2016Four personal bests in one day at Spontaneous Summer 2016.
- 7 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 12.20 at Central Florida Summer 2016.
- 7 May 2016Six personal bests in one day at Central Florida Summer 2016.
Competitions
- Lion Pride 2019 · 9 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Americus Open 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Spontaneous Summer 2016 · 17 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Central Florida Summer 2016 · 7 May 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Cubetoberfest 2015 · 3 Oct 2015 — 3 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.
- Katie Hull — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jacob Ambrose — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
- Raymond Goslow — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.10 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.