People · Slovakia
Matúš Buffa
Skewb · top 2.4% of 73,281 all-time · competing since July 2014 · 2014BUFF01
Matúš Buffa has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.35, set at Polish Open 2015, puts him in the top 2.4% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Slovakia. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since July 2014, he has put 693 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.09 in July 2014 to 8.47, a 60% improvement. He has entered 13 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 | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.35 | 4.94 | top 2.4% | 11 / 182 | |
| 3×3 | 8.47 | 10.63 | top 3.7% | 30 / 447 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.85 | 16.66 | top 5.8% | 13 / 145 | |
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 3.10 | top 7.0% | 46 / 375 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.89 | 8.67 | top 12.5% | 55 / 254 | |
| Square-1 | 14.56 | 21.01 | top 15.4% | 16 / 87 | |
| 5×5 | 1:16.49 | 1:23.19 | top 16.4% | 16 / 110 | |
| 4×4 | 43.66 | 48.38 | top 16.6% | 36 / 214 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 22 / 48 | |
| 7×7 | 4:19.25 | 4:35.12 | top 37.4% | 17 / 37 | |
| 6×6 | 2:56.27 | 3:10.22 | top 39.2% | 21 / 42 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.73 | 2:37.56 | top 46.0% | 43 / 93 |
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
- 19 Nov 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.19 at Bratislava Open 2016.
- 19 Nov 2016Three personal bests in one day at Bratislava Open 2016.
- 15 Jul 2016Five personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016.
- 6 Feb 2016Seven personal bests in one day at B.O.N.D. Open 2016.
- 14 Nov 2015Four personal bests in one day at Bratislava Open 2015.
- 17 Jul 2015Six personal bests in one day at Czech Open 2015.
Competitions
- Bratislava Open 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- B.O.N.D. Open 2016 · 6 Feb 2016 — 7 personal bests set
- Bratislava Open 2015 · 14 Nov 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Slovakian Open 2015 · 14 Aug 2015
- Czech Open 2015 · 17 Jul 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Bratislava No-Cutoff Open 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 9 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2015 · 27 Mar 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- B.O.N.D. Open 2015 · 31 Jan 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Bratislava Open 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 6 personal bests set
- Slovakian Open 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Prague Open 2014 · 13 Sep 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2014 · 11 Jul 2014 — 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.
- Bence Barát — met in 141 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Matěj Mužátko — met in 131 rounds, finished ahead 50 times
- Olivér Perge — met in 114 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.