People · Latvia
Mārtiņš Smilga
2×2 · top 12.6% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2016 · 2016SMIL01
Mārtiņš Smilga has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.85, set at Estonian Open 2018, puts him in the top 12.6% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 36th in Latvia. Across 12 competitions since October 2016, he has put 377 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 74% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.11 in October 2016 to 12.80, a 72% improvement. He has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.85 | 5.12 | top 12.6% | 36 / 237 | |
| 3×3 | 12.80 | 15.76 | top 16.7% | 44 / 309 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.57 | 8.32 | top 16.9% | 46 / 185 | |
| 4×4 | 56.43 | 1:00.61 | top 32.4% | 35 / 112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.42 | 40.64 | top 40.4% | 39 / 113 | |
| Skewb | 8.00 | 10.86 | top 41.3% | 52 / 117 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.64 | 2:05.92 | top 50.2% | 32 / 74 | |
| Megaminx | 2:15.18 | — | early days — 3 solves | 27 / 73 | |
| 6×6 | 5:21.20 | — | early days — 1 solve | 28 / 39 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 53 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 34 / 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
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 7 Dec 2019Three personal bests in one day at Latvian Open 2019.
- 23 Nov 2018Five personal bests in one day at Latvian Open 2018.
- 8 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Estonian Open 2018.
- 28 Apr 2018First sub-15 3×3: 14.91 at Riga Open 2018.
- 28 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Riga Open 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.90 at Latvian Open 2017.
Competitions
- Latvian Open 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Sigulda Open 2019 · 31 Aug 2019
- Võru Värk 2019 · 6 Apr 2019
- Latvian Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- Estonian Open 2018 · 8 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Sigulda Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Riga Open 2018 · 28 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Latvian Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- Tallinn Open 2017 · 15 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Riga Open 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Sigulda Open 2017 · 11 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Latvian Open 2016 · 22 Oct 2016
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.
- Jēkabs Janovs — met in 81 rounds, never finished ahead
- Mikus Lembergs — met in 80 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Francis Daniels Veğeris — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.85 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.