People · Slovakia
Karol Tomík
2×2 · top 1.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2016 · 2016TOMI01
Karol Tomík has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.35, set at Slovakian Summer 2018, puts him in the top 1.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 14th in Slovakia. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 11 competitions since August 2016, he has put 398 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.75 in November 2016 to 8.65, a 66% improvement. Karol has entered eleven competitions, more competitions than 93% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.35 | 2.70 | top 1.6% | 14 / 383 | |
| 3×3 | 8.65 | 11.49 | top 4.1% | 35 / 460 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.34 | 4.32 | top 4.9% | 26 / 260 | |
| Skewb | 3.26 | 5.18 | top 6.4% | 23 / 187 | |
| 4×4 | 37.77 | 47.82 | top 9.6% | 20 / 220 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.02 | 19.95 | top 10.3% | 20 / 155 | |
| Megaminx | 1:12.36 | 1:17.59 | top 17.1% | 16 / 97 | |
| Square-1 | 16.98 | 21.03 | top 21.0% | 27 / 91 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.82 | — | early days — 2 solves | 50 / 111 | |
| Clock | 19.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 72 / 104 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 42 / 48 |
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
- 21 Jul 2018Six personal bests in one day at Slovakian Summer 2018.
- 27 May 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.87 at Slovakian Cube Day 2018.
- 27 May 2018Four personal bests in one day at Slovakian Cube Day 2018.
- 17 Mar 2018Six personal bests in one day at Slovakian Spring 2018.
- 25 Nov 2017Six personal bests in one day at Bratislava Open 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 13.89 at Slovakian Open 2017.
Competitions
- Slovakian Summer 2019 · 27 Jul 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Slovakian Summer 2018 · 21 Jul 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovakian Cube Day 2018 · 27 May 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Slovakian Spring 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 6 personal bests set
- Bratislava Open 2017 · 25 Nov 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovakian Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovakian Cube Day 2017 · 2 Apr 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- FMC Europe 2017 · 1 Apr 2017
- B.O.N.D. Open 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Bratislava Open 2016 · 19 Nov 2016
- Slovakian Open 2016 · 27 Aug 2016
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.
- Dániel Varga — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Bence Barát — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Jakub Drobný — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.65 away.
Targets move as he improves.