People · Poland
Michał Machała
2×2 · top 5.5% of 186,767 all-time · competing since August 2009 · 2009MACH01
Michał Machała has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.11, set at Grudziadz Open 2011, puts him in the top 5.5% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 459th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since August 2009, he has put 311 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 70% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.94 in August 2009 to 11.27, a 37% improvement. He has entered nine competitions, more competitions than 91% 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 | 3.29 | top 5.5% | 459 / 5,422 | |
| 3×3 | 11.27 | 12.98 | top 11.3% | 969 / 6,576 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.19 | 11.17 | top 29.4% | 1,587 / 4,406 | |
| 4×4 | 59.75 | 1:05.32 | top 36.2% | 950 / 2,851 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | — | top 37.3% | 198 / 466 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.69 | 1:54.21 | top 38.0% | 509 / 1,384 | |
| 5×5 | 1:57.19 | 2:23.22 | top 47.5% | 633 / 1,442 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 31.84 | 37.77 | top 50.8% | 1,012 / 2,176 | |
| 6×6 | 4:34.16 | 5:29.49 | top 75.7% | 498 / 669 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 4:47.71 | — | early days — 2 solves | 379 / 466 |
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
- 26 Mar 2011Three personal bests in one day at Grudziadz Open 2011.
- 12 Feb 2011Three personal bests in one day at Lodz Open 2011.
- 23 Oct 2010Three personal bests in one day at Rzeszow Open 2010.
- 18 Sep 2010Seven personal bests in one day at Pabianice Open 2010.
- 28 Aug 2010First sub-15 3×3: 13.38 at Polish Nationals 2010.
- 28 Aug 2010Nine personal bests in one day at Polish Nationals 2010.
Competitions
- Cube Factory 2011 · 5 Nov 2011
- Grudziadz Open 2011 · 26 Mar 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Lodz Open 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Rzeszow Open 2010 · 23 Oct 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Pabianice Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- Polish Nationals 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 9 personal bests set
- Grudziadz Open 2010 · 24 Apr 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2009 · 26 Sep 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Gdansk Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009
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.
- Marcin Jakubowski — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Jakub Cabaj — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Tomasz Żołnowski — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.