People · Poland
Mateusz Opala
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018OPAL01
Mateusz Opala has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.93, set at Cube4fun in Lublin 2023, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 136th in Poland. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since November 2018, he has put 248 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 81% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.09 in November 2018 to 6.93, a 54% improvement. Mateusz has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% 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 | 6.93 | 9.15 | top 1.3% | 136 / 6,576 | |
| 4×4 | 32.23 | 39.20 | top 4.4% | 147 / 2,851 | |
| 2×2 | 2.32 | 3.69 | top 7.2% | 568 / 5,422 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.88 | 8.91 | top 19.1% | 1,106 / 4,406 | |
| 5×5 | 1:27.24 | — | early days — 2 solves | 356 / 1,442 | |
| 6×6 | 2:54.56 | 3:08.60 | early days — 3 solves | 238 / 669 | |
| Skewb | 8.67 | 12.96 | top 46.2% | 1,438 / 2,810 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.12 | 37.40 | top 49.1% | 986 / 2,176 | |
| 7×7 | 5:08.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 269 / 546 | |
| Megaminx | 2:43.32 | — | early days — 2 solves | 955 / 1,384 |
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
- 20 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cube4fun in Bełchatów 2023.
- 13 May 2023Three personal bests in one day at Cube4fun in Lublin 2023.
- 29 Feb 2020Three personal bests in one day at Mazowiecka Liga Speedcubingu Warszawa 2020.
- 18 May 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at LLS II 2019.
- 18 May 2019Three personal bests in one day at LLS II 2019.
- 13 Apr 2019Five personal bests in one day at GLS Cup I 2019.
Competitions
- Cube4fun in Bełchatów 2023 · 20 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cube4fun in Lublin 2023 · 13 May 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Mazowiecka Liga Speedcubingu Warszawa 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- LLS II 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- GLS Cup I 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Project Warszawa 2019 · 16 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Project Łuków 2018 · 3 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Piotr Tokarski — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Rafał Waryszak — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Przemysław Rogalski — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.