People · Poland
Michał Nowak
3×3 · top 11.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since October 2008 · 2008NOWA01
Michał Nowak has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.25, set at Kociewie Open 2010, puts him in the top 11.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 965th in Poland. Across 14 competitions since October 2008, he has put 387 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.40 in October 2008 to 11.25, a 50% improvement. He has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% 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 | 11.25 | 14.24 | top 11.3% | 965 / 6,576 | |
| Square-1 | 16.03 | 26.63 | top 18.7% | 204 / 1,002 | |
| 2×2 | 3.65 | 6.75 | top 22.1% | 1,482 / 5,422 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.58 | 29.32 | top 30.3% | 652 / 2,176 | |
| Clock | 15.31 | 19.39 | top 49.2% | 795 / 1,549 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.66 | 1:27.66 | top 50.4% | 1,301 / 2,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:17.44 | 2:37.20 | top 59.6% | 810 / 1,442 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 365 / 466 | |
| Pyraminx | 35.61 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,392 / 4,406 |
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
- 18 Sep 2010Three personal bests in one day at Pabianice Open 2010.
- 7 Aug 2010Four personal bests in one day at Kociewie Open 2010.
- 27 Feb 2010Three personal bests in one day at Polish Open 2010.
- 28 Nov 2009Five personal bests in one day at Silesia Open 2009.
- 12 Sep 2009First sub-15 3×3: 14.78 at Wroclaw Open 2009.
- 12 Sep 2009Three personal bests in one day at Wroclaw Open 2009.
Competitions
- Cube Factory 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Poznan Open 2011 · 24 Sep 2011
- Pabianice Open 2010 · 18 Sep 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Nationals 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 1 personal best set
- Kociewie Open 2010 · 7 Aug 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Silesia Open 2009 · 28 Nov 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Wroclaw Open 2009 · 12 Sep 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Gdansk Open 2009 · 22 Aug 2009 — 5 personal bests set
- Kociewie Open 2009 · 4 Jul 2009 — 6 personal bests set
- Poznan Open 2009 · 27 Jun 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Lublin Open 2009 · 30 May 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Warsaw Open 2009 · 4 Apr 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Poznan Open 2008 · 25 Oct 2008
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 87 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
- Tomasz Żołnowski — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Piotr Michał Padlewski — met in 76 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.25 away.
- A sub-15 Square-1 single — 4,160 people have one; it is 1.03 away.
Targets move as he improves.