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Martin Baláž

2×2 · top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023BALA17

Martin Baláž has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at Dolné Orešany Open 2026, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 44th in Slovakia. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since September 2023, he has put 556 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 8 DNFs. His 2×2 best has come down from 10.27 in September 2023 to 2.24, a 78% improvement. Martin has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 6.5% of 186,767 all-time
2.24
signature single · Dolné Orešany Open 2026
556
official solves on the record
14%
solve-to-solve spread · wider than 65% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingSlovakia
2×22.244.34
top 6.5%44 / 375
Clock7.8211.41
top 14.3%21 / 97
3×312.2015.76
top 14.6%99 / 447
Pyraminx6.9510.31
top 27.5%99 / 254
4×455.001:07.10
top 30.7%68 / 214
Skewb8.1414.56
top 42.4%98 / 182
3×3 one-handed35.8656.42
top 58.8%85 / 145
Square-144.47—
top 70.5%65 / 87
Megaminx2:56.10—
top 72.7%74 / 93
3×3 Fewest Moves53 moves58.67
top 85.4%42 / 48
5×53:32.10—
top 86.9%94 / 110
6×68:49.49—
early days — 1 solve41 / 42

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

Slovak Nationals 2023: 10.27Bratislava Autumn 2023: 5.74Bratislava Spring Is Coming 2024: 7.71Nové Mesto Open 2024: 6.20Dolné Orešany Open 2024: 7.04Slovak Nationals 2024: 5.79Dolné Orešany Cube Day 2024: 3.50Cubing in Ružinov: January 2025: 5.60Ivanka pri Dunaji Open 2025: 4.99Dolné Orešany Open 2025: 5.17Slovak Championship 2025: 5.06Ladce Open 2025: 4.17Cubing in Ružinov: April 2026: 4.53Nové Mesto Open 2026: 2.53Dolné Orešany Open 2026: 2.24Slovak Championship 2026: 4.022.2410.2715 Sep 20232 Jul 2026

Best single per competition, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
  • A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 1.82 away.

Targets move as he improves.