People · Poland
Mateusz Balawajder
2×2 · top 5.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since September 2013 · 2013BALA03
Mateusz Balawajder has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at Krakow Cubing Spree 2014, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 470th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since September 2013, he has put 403 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 57% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 2×2 best has come down from 3.94 in September 2013 to 2.11, a 46% improvement. Mateusz has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% 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 | 2.11 | 4.02 | top 5.6% | 470 / 5,487 | |
| 3×3 | 9.92 | 11.66 | top 7.3% | 670 / 6,670 | |
| 4×4 | 37.50 | 44.93 | top 9.3% | 297 / 2,894 | |
| Megaminx | 1:01.25 | 1:04.95 | top 10.7% | 179 / 1,389 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.14 | 25.36 | top 15.5% | 370 / 2,202 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.74 | 9.14 | top 25.7% | 1,445 / 4,456 | |
| Skewb | 6.37 | 9.41 | top 28.8% | 1,028 / 2,848 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.89 | 1:56.21 | top 42.6% | 575 / 1,458 | |
| Clock | 18.24 | 19.16 | top 59.5% | 968 / 1,574 | |
| 6×6 | 5:07.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 549 / 670 | |
| 7×7 | 9:44.28 | — | early days — 1 solve | 531 / 548 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Apr 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.92 at Silesian Cubing Pszczyna 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Five personal bests in one day at Silesian Cubing Pszczyna 2023.
- 4 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Energy Cube Konin 2023.
- 28 Feb 2015Four personal bests in one day at ŚLS Gliwice 2015.
- 6 Dec 2014Seven personal bests in one day at Santa Claus Cube Race 2014.
- 27 Sep 2014First sub-15 3×3: 14.88 at Krakow Cubing Spree 2014.
Competitions
- Dolné Orešany Open 2023 · 17 Jun 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Silesian Cubing Pszczyna 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Energy Cube Konin 2023 · 4 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- ŚLS Wodzisław Śląski 2015 · 17 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- ŚLS Gliwice 2015 · 28 Feb 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Santa Claus Cube Race 2014 · 6 Dec 2014 — 7 personal bests set
- Krakow Cubing Spree 2014 · 27 Sep 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- SLS Rybnik 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- SLS Swierklany 2013 · 16 Nov 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- SLS Jastrzebie 2013 · 28 Sep 2013
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 Barciaga — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 27 times
- Bartłomiej Owczarek — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 26 times
- Mateusz Fydrych — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.92 away.
Targets move as he improves.