People · Poland
Marcel Całka
Skewb · top 24.2% of 73,281 all-time · competing since April 2014 · 2014CAKA01
Marcel Całka has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 5.79, set at ŚLS Gliwice 2015, puts him in the top 24.2% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 877th in Poland. Across 8 competitions since April 2014, he has put 134 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 48.95 in April 2014 to 23.06, a 53% improvement. Marcel has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 5.79 | 9.55 | top 24.2% | 877 / 2,810 | |
| 2×2 | 4.64 | 6.03 | top 34.7% | 2,101 / 5,422 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.86 | 12.08 | top 35.0% | 1,837 / 4,406 | |
| 3×3 | 23.06 | 25.49 | top 48.1% | 3,440 / 6,576 | |
| 4×4 | 2:25.51 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,580 / 2,851 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:17.69 | — | early days — 3 solves | 2,001 / 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, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 28 Feb 2015Three personal bests in one day at ŚLS Gliwice 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014Five personal bests in one day at Santa Claus Cube Race 2014.
- 27 Sep 2014First sub-30 3×3: 28.46 at Krakow Cubing Spree 2014.
- 5 Apr 2014First competition: SLS Tarnowskie Gory 2014. A 48.95 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Santa Claus Cube Race 2015 · 5 Dec 2015
- ŚLS Zawiercie 2015 · 23 May 2015 — 1 personal best set
- ŚLS Gliwice 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Claus Cube Race 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Krakow Cubing Spree 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Polish Nationals 2014 · 31 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- SLS Chorzow 2014 · 3 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- SLS Tarnowskie Gory 2014 · 5 Apr 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.
- Adrian Reinert — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Bartłomiej Owczarek — met in 40 rounds, finished ahead once
- Wojciech Szatanowski — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-5 Skewb single — 13,285 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
Targets move as he improves.