People · Poland
Marcin Popławski
2×2 · top 7.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2014 · 2014POPA01
Marcin Popławski has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.30, set at Polish Open 2017, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 557th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since June 2014, he has put 726 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 83% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.16 in June 2014 to 13.38, a 68% improvement. Marcin has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 4.26 | top 7.0% | 557 / 5,422 | |
| Skewb | 3.79 | 7.51 | top 9.5% | 413 / 2,810 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.90 | 7.07 | top 12.6% | 785 / 4,406 | |
| Clock | 8.50 | 10.25 | top 17.5% | 338 / 1,549 | |
| 3×3 | 13.38 | 15.56 | top 18.8% | 1,488 / 6,576 | |
| 4×4 | 48.09 | 57.57 | top 22.2% | 636 / 2,851 | |
| 5×5 | 1:40.49 | 1:50.75 | top 35.7% | 489 / 1,442 | |
| Megaminx | 2:07.49 | 2:35.50 | top 49.8% | 666 / 1,384 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 34.79 | 46.30 | top 56.9% | 1,155 / 2,176 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | top 59.0% | 286 / 466 | |
| 7×7 | 5:31.15 | — | top 60.0% | 312 / 546 | |
| 6×6 | 4:00.81 | — | top 65.6% | 420 / 669 | |
| Square-1 | 40.44 | 51.71 | top 65.9% | 618 / 1,002 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 8:58.16 | — | early days — 1 solve | 458 / 466 |
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 2018Three personal bests in one day at Poznań Fanatic Cube 2018.
- 19 Jul 2018Three personal bests in one day at WCA European Championship 2018.
- 17 Nov 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Polish Nationals 2017.
- 15 Sep 2017Five personal bests in one day at Polish Open 2017.
- 27 May 2017Seven personal bests in one day at ŚLS Będzin Open 2017.
- 15 Jul 2016Six personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016.
Competitions
- Polish Championship 2018 · 26 Oct 2018
- Poznań Fanatic Cube 2018 · 9 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Nationals 2017 · 17 Nov 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- ŚLS Będzin Open 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- KKR Open 2017 · 29 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Piotrków Trybunalski 2017 · 25 Mar 2017
- Polish Championship 2016 · 9 Dec 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Kaliska Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 4 personal bests set
- Łódź Cubing Summer 2016 · 4 Jun 2016
- Polish Championship 2015 · 9 Oct 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Masovian Open 2015 · 26 Sep 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Radomsko Cube Theory 2015 · 27 Jun 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2015 · 27 Mar 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- PLS Szczecin 2014 · 29 Nov 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Człuchów Panzer Cube 2014 · 25 Oct 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Art Rubik 2014 · 7 Sep 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Bydgoszcz Summer 2014 · 23 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Poznan Open 2014 · 14 Jun 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.
- Wojciech Szatanowski — met in 165 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Przemysław Rogalski — met in 133 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Piotr Tokarski — met in 132 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,646 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.