People · Poland
Maciej Baraniecki
Skewb · top 1.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since June 2023 · 2023BARA07
Maciej Baraniecki has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 1.92, set at Głuszyca Open 2026, puts him in the top 1.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 73rd in Poland. Until December 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since June 2023, he has put 319 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Skewb best has come down from 7.31 in June 2023 to 1.92, a 74% improvement. Maciej has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 1.92 | 3.47 | top 1.2% | 73 / 2,810 | |
| 2×2 | 2.18 | 3.80 | top 6.0% | 494 / 5,422 | |
| 3×3 | 9.76 | 12.30 | top 6.8% | 625 / 6,576 | |
| Clock | 7.62 | 9.33 | top 13.4% | 277 / 1,549 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.14 | 8.09 | top 21.0% | 1,191 / 4,406 | |
| 4×4 | 57.26 | 1:00.28 | top 33.4% | 892 / 2,851 | |
| Square-1 | 28.84 | 45.35 | top 47.2% | 453 / 1,002 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.74 | 37.42 | top 50.6% | 1,008 / 2,176 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 13 Nov 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.76 at Polish Championship 2025.
- 6 Jul 2024Five personal bests in one day at Żmigród Open 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024First sub-15 3×3: 14.13 at Winter Vibe Wrocław 2024.
- 13 Jan 2024Five personal bests in one day at Winter Vibe Wrocław 2024.
- 9 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Energy Cube Tomaszów Mazowiecki 2023.
- 3 Jun 2023First competition: Żmigród Open 2023. A 24.96 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Żmigród Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Głuszyca Open 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Polish Championship 2025 · 13 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Żmigród Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Polish Championship 2024 · 7 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Żmigród Open 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Winter Vibe Wrocław 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Energy Cube Tomaszów Mazowiecki 2023 · 9 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Żmigród Open 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 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.
- Paweł Urbański — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Łukasz Dubicki — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Bartłomiej Owczarek — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 Skewb single — 35 people have one; it is 0.92 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.