People · Poland
Maciej Bąk
Skewb · top 7.8% of 73,281 all-time · competing since January 2014 · 2014BKMA01
Maciej Bąk has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.51, set at ŚLS Sosnowiec 2015, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 348th in Poland. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2014, he has put 239 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.52 in January 2014 to 14.49, a 22% improvement. Maciej has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.51 | 7.61 | top 7.8% | 348 / 2,810 | |
| 3×3 | 14.49 | 17.04 | top 22.7% | 1,743 / 6,576 | |
| 2×2 | 3.99 | 5.58 | top 26.4% | 1,706 / 5,422 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.26 | 8.06 | top 30.0% | 1,614 / 4,406 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 28.44 | 33.63 | top 43.0% | 864 / 2,176 | |
| 4×4 | 1:09.73 | 1:14.15 | top 46.6% | 1,201 / 2,851 | |
| Clock | 24.80 | — | top 76.3% | 1,187 / 1,549 | |
| Megaminx | 3:35.35 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,201 / 1,384 |
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
- 18 Jul 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.49 at ŚLS Sosnowiec 2015.
- 18 Jul 2015Seven personal bests in one day at ŚLS Sosnowiec 2015.
- 26 Jul 2014Three personal bests in one day at Kielce Cube Attack 2014.
- 15 Mar 2014Four personal bests in one day at Mielec Cube Day 2014.
- 18 Jan 2014First competition: SLS Bielsko-Biala 2014. A 18.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- ŚLS Wodzisław Śląski 2015 · 17 Oct 2015 — 1 personal best set
- ŚLS Sosnowiec 2015 · 18 Jul 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Santa Claus Cube Race 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Krakow Cubing Spree 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Kielce Cube Attack 2014 · 26 Jul 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Mielec Cube Day 2014 · 15 Mar 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- SLS Bielsko-Biala 2014 · 18 Jan 2014
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.
- Szymon Salabura — met in 59 rounds, never finished ahead
- Paweł Kowol — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Wojciech Szatanowski — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.