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Martin Smolarczyk

2×2 · top 24.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2009 · 2009SMOL01

Martin Smolarczyk has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 3.84, set at Cologne Open 2010, puts him in the top 24.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 830th in Germany. Across 4 competitions since November 2009, he has put 86 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.88 in November 2009 to 17.46, a 24% improvement. Martin has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 24.4% of 186,767 all-time
3.84
signature single · Cologne Open 2010
86
official solves on the record

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingGermany
2×23.845.57
top 24.4%830 / 2,875
3×317.4619.77
top 32.5%1,598 / 4,109
Pyraminx12.4716.91
top 70.0%1,494 / 1,987
3×3 one-handed52.531:08.94
top 78.9%1,084 / 1,314
4×41:56.592:12.06
top 80.1%1,527 / 1,934
Megaminx3:59.25
early days — 2 solves683 / 787
3×3 Fewest Moves67 moves
early days — 1 solve332 / 338

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

German Nationals 2009: 22.88German Open 2010: 18.38Cologne Open 2010: 18.63Lemgo Open 2010: 17.4617.4622.8821 Nov 20094 Sep 2010

Best single per competition, 3×3. 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-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
  • A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.46 away.

Targets move as he improves.