People · Poland
Karol Szczypek
2×2 · top 9.7% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024SZCZ01
Karol Szczypek has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.57, set at Żory Open 2026, puts him in the top 9.7% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 745th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since February 2024, he has put 271 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 43.54 in February 2024 to 19.28, a 56% improvement. Karol has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 2.57 | 5.86 | top 9.7% | 745 / 5,487 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.70 | 8.48 | top 11.4% | 737 / 4,456 | |
| Skewb | 6.87 | 9.78 | top 32.7% | 1,139 / 2,848 | |
| 3×3 | 19.28 | 23.73 | top 38.0% | 2,798 / 6,670 | |
| Clock | 12.86 | 14.89 | top 39.0% | 678 / 1,574 | |
| 4×4 | 1:22.16 | — | top 57.7% | 1,539 / 2,894 | |
| Megaminx | 2:22.70 | — | top 57.9% | 806 / 1,389 | |
| Square-1 | 41.48 | — | top 67.2% | 649 / 1,014 | |
| 5×5 | 2:42.99 | — | top 71.8% | 1,032 / 1,458 | |
| 6×6 | 5:08.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 551 / 670 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:06.26 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,922 / 2,202 |
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
- 15 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at All Rounders Katowice II 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.56 at Cubing Mine Rybnik IV 2026.
- 25 Apr 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing Mine Rybnik IV 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Żory Open 2026.
- 1 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Żory Open 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024First sub-30 3×3: 28.70 at Santa Claus Cube Race Mysłowice 2024.
Competitions
- All Rounders Katowice II 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubing Mine Rybnik IV 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Třinec Open 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Żory Open 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Chorzów Cubing Days 2025 · 4 Oct 2025
- Beskidy Cubing Day 2025 · 14 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Cubing Mine Rybnik III 2025 · 22 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Żory Open 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Santa Claus Cube Race Mysłowice 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubing Mine Rybnik II 2024 · 26 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- No Triangle in Rzeszów 2024 · 17 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Chorzów Open 2024 · 10 Feb 2024
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 Wasil — met in 73 rounds, never finished ahead
- Filip Śliwa — met in 69 rounds, never finished ahead
- Karol Zakrzewski — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.57 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.