People · Poland
Karol Zębala
3×3 · top 6.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015ZEBA02
Karol Zębala has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.71, set at DLS Czerwiec 2017, puts him in the top 6.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 621st in Poland. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since September 2015, he has put 143 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 7% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.17 in September 2015 to 9.71, a 40% improvement. Karol 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 | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.71 | 12.96 | top 6.7% | 621 / 6,670 | |
| Skewb | 3.97 | 8.47 | top 10.8% | 459 / 2,848 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 5.08 | top 20.0% | 1,373 / 5,487 | |
| 4×4 | 47.95 | 53.49 | top 22.1% | 645 / 2,894 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.81 | 31.89 | top 33.8% | 714 / 2,202 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.71 | — | top 33.8% | 1,808 / 4,456 | |
| 5×5 | 2:00.76 | — | top 49.8% | 677 / 1,458 | |
| Megaminx | 2:29.20 | — | top 60.9% | 867 / 1,389 | |
| Square-1 | 3:07.79 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,016 / 1,014 |
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 Sep 2017Three personal bests in one day at DLS Wrzesień 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.71 at DLS Czerwiec 2017.
- 17 Jun 2017Three personal bests in one day at DLS Czerwiec 2017.
- 9 Dec 2016Seven personal bests in one day at Polish Championship 2016.
- 8 May 2016First sub-15 3×3: 13.70 at WLS Wiosna 2016.
- 19 Sep 2015First competition: Warsaw Cube Masters 2015. A 16.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- DLS Wrzesień 2017 · 9 Sep 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- DLS Czerwiec 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Championship 2016 · 9 Dec 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- WLS Wiosna 2016 · 8 May 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Warsaw Cube Masters 2015 · 19 Sep 2015 — 2 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.
- Wojciech Szatanowski — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Michał Krasowski — met in 43 rounds, never finished ahead
- Piotr Tokarski — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.71 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.97 away.
Targets move as he improves.