People · Poland
Marek Kurcyus
Pyraminx · top 13.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2005 · 2005KURC01
Marek Kurcyus has been competing for 21 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 5.11, set at Pabianice Open 2008, puts him in the top 13.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 842nd in Poland. Across 16 competitions since September 2005, he has put 401 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 88% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 51.92 in September 2005 to 14.41, a 72% improvement. Marek has entered 16 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 5.11 | 9.33 | top 13.9% | 842 / 4,406 | |
| 3×3 | 14.41 | 16.58 | top 22.4% | 1,727 / 6,576 | |
| Clock | 11.25 | 13.45 | top 31.4% | 560 / 1,549 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.40 | 33.68 | top 37.8% | 766 / 2,176 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | — | top 40.9% | 215 / 466 | |
| 4×4 | 1:10.80 | 1:18.58 | top 47.7% | 1,233 / 2,851 | |
| 2×2 | 9.54 | 18.23 | top 76.0% | 4,182 / 5,422 | |
| 5×5 | 3:02.77 | — | top 78.9% | 1,151 / 1,442 | |
| Megaminx | 4:09.08 | — | top 91.4% | 1,279 / 1,384 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:59.71 | — | early days — 3 solves | 428 / 466 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 1 of 2 cubes · 20:00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 194 / 203 |
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
- 17 Jul 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Czech Open 2009.
- 17 Jul 2009Three personal bests in one day at Czech Open 2009.
- 19 Sep 2008Four personal bests in one day at European Championship 2008.
- 16 Aug 2008Three personal bests in one day at Wroclaw Open 2008.
- 10 May 2008Three personal bests in one day at Pabianice Open 2008.
- 15 Sep 2007Four personal bests in one day at Polish Open 2007.
Competitions
- Polish Nationals 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Wroclaw Open 2009 · 12 Sep 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Gdansk Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2009 · 17 Jul 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Nationals 2009 · 21 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best set
- European Championship 2008 · 19 Sep 2008 — 4 personal bests set
- Wroclaw Open 2008 · 16 Aug 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2008 · 7 Jun 2008
- Pabianice Open 2008 · 10 May 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- WSTIH Open 2008 · 13 Apr 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Gdansk Open 2008 · 24 Feb 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2007 · 15 Sep 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2007 · 14 Jul 2007 — 4 personal bests set
- Wroclaw Open 2007 · 8 Jul 2007 — 5 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2006 · 16 Sep 2006 — 4 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2005 · 18 Sep 2005
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.
- Grzegorz Łuczyna — met in 105 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Piotr Kózka — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead once
- Tomasz Żołnowski — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
Targets move as he improves.