People · Poland
Mateusz Nowak
3×3 · top 13.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022NOWA05
Mateusz Nowak has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.74, set at Stevenage June 2023, puts him in the top 13.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,079th in Poland. Across 8 competitions since November 2022, he has put 182 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 9% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.53 in November 2022 to 11.74, a 37% improvement. Mateusz has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.74 | 15.45 | top 13.0% | 1,079 / 6,576 | |
| 2×2 | 3.50 | 5.78 | top 20.2% | 1,376 / 5,422 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:00.03 | — | top 33.5% | 173 / 466 | |
| Clock | 14.05 | 16.12 | top 44.1% | 721 / 1,549 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 29.11 | 45.04 | top 44.6% | 895 / 2,176 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.01 | 13.17 | top 44.9% | 2,262 / 4,406 | |
| 4×4 | 1:50.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 2,141 / 2,851 | |
| Skewb | 16.84 | 33.41 | top 83.6% | 2,370 / 2,810 |
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
- 24 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage June 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.07 at Essex Spring 2023.
- 8 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Essex Spring 2023.
- 21 Jan 2023Three personal bests in one day at Stevenage January 2023.
- 12 Nov 2022First competition: East London Autumn 2022. A 18.53 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Kewbz UK Open 2024 · 31 Aug 2024
- Mind Sports Olympiad London 2024 · 22 Aug 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage June 2023 · 24 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Essex Spring 2023 · 8 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Brent Cross Winter 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Newham Side Events Winter 2023 · 11 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Stevenage January 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- East London Autumn 2022 · 12 Nov 2022
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.
- Ben Stokes — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
- Eleanor Sinnott — met in 44 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Jaye Sloan — met in 35 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.74 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
Targets move as he improves.