People · Poland
Michał Sikora
Pyraminx · top 3.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2014 · 2014SIKO04
Michał Sikora has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 2.89, set at Polish Nationals 2017, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 256th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 18 competitions since September 2014, he has put 770 official solves on the record across eleven 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 31.64 in September 2014 to 9.96, a 69% improvement. He has entered 18 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 2.89 | 3.85 | top 3.3% | 256 / 4,406 | |
| 2×2 | 2.30 | 3.30 | top 7.0% | 557 / 5,422 | |
| Skewb | 3.44 | 5.19 | top 7.3% | 325 / 2,810 | |
| 3×3 | 9.96 | 12.53 | top 7.3% | 665 / 6,576 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.61 | 23.78 | top 9.4% | 210 / 2,176 | |
| 4×4 | 46.78 | 55.77 | top 20.5% | 579 / 2,851 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.70 | 1:52.39 | top 31.2% | 418 / 1,384 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 39 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 227 / 466 | |
| 5×5 | 1:56.07 | 2:10.96 | top 46.8% | 626 / 1,442 | |
| Clock | 15.18 | 17.78 | top 48.7% | 784 / 1,549 | |
| Square-1 | 43.15 | 46.24 | top 69.0% | 662 / 1,002 |
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
- 17 Nov 2017Three personal bests in one day at Polish Nationals 2017.
- 29 Jul 2017Six personal bests in one day at ŚLS Zawiercie 2017.
- 27 May 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.96 at ŚLS Będzin Open 2017.
- 27 May 2017Five personal bests in one day at ŚLS Będzin Open 2017.
- 25 Mar 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Hungarian Nationals 2017.
- 14 Jan 2017Three personal bests in one day at 6 Sides of Silesia 2017.
Competitions
- Polish Nationals 2017 · 17 Nov 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2017 · 15 Sep 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- ŚLS Zawiercie 2017 · 29 Jul 2017 — 6 personal bests set
- ŚLS Będzin Open 2017 · 27 May 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- ŚLS Jastrzębie Zdrój 2017 · 1 Apr 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Hungarian Nationals 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- 6 Sides of Silesia 2017 · 14 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Santa Claus Cube Race 2016 · 17 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Championship 2016 · 9 Dec 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Elektryk Cube Race 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2016 · 15 Jul 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Speed Day Lublin 2016 · 30 Apr 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Beskidy Cubing Day 2016 · 9 Jan 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- ŚLS Wodzisław Śląski 2015 · 17 Oct 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- SLS Rybnik 2015 · 6 Jun 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- ŚLS Zawiercie 2015 · 23 May 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2015 · 27 Mar 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Krakow Cubing Spree 2014 · 27 Sep 2014
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.
- Łukasz Burliga — met in 156 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
- Jan Zych — met in 149 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
- Bartłomiej Owczarek — met in 146 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.89 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
Targets move as he improves.