People · Canada
Michael Artymko
2×2 · top 6.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2023 · 2023ARTY01
Michael Artymko has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.24, set at Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2026, puts him in the top 6.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 428th in Canada. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since January 2023, he has put 310 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 58% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.05 in January 2023 to 9.70, a 54% improvement. Michael 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 | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.24 | 3.66 | top 6.6% | 428 / 7,245 | |
| 3×3 | 9.70 | 12.08 | top 6.7% | 639 / 10,502 | |
| 4×4 | 37.15 | 47.33 | top 8.9% | 212 / 3,180 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.88 | 7.75 | top 19.1% | 794 / 4,913 | |
| Square-1 | 20.05 | 24.67 | top 28.2% | 246 / 973 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.33 | 27.28 | top 29.7% | 667 / 2,632 | |
| Skewb | 6.88 | 9.55 | top 32.8% | 813 / 2,928 | |
| 5×5 | 1:45.42 | 1:57.04 | top 39.6% | 514 / 1,546 | |
| Megaminx | 1:50.38 | 2:00.85 | top 40.7% | 444 / 1,393 | |
| 6×6 | 3:44.07 | 3:51.23 | top 60.3% | 347 / 683 | |
| 7×7 | 6:11.54 | 6:31.87 | top 70.5% | 334 / 519 | |
| Clock | 26.96 | — | top 80.1% | 826 / 1,057 |
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 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2026.
- 17 Jul 2026Six personal bests in one day at Canadian Prairie Championship 2026.
- 27 Sep 2025First sub-10 3×3: 9.70 at Solved Central Alberta 2025.
- 27 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Solved Central Alberta 2025.
- 3 Jan 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025.
- 2 Nov 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.69 at Canadian Prairie Championship 2024.
Competitions
- Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Canadian Prairie Championship 2026 · 17 Jul 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Solved Central Alberta 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Alberta 10th Anniversary 2025 · 3 Jan 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Canadian Prairie Championship 2024 · 2 Nov 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Mother Earth's Charter Spring 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing Above the Dinosaurs 2024 · 27 Jan 2024
- Afraid in Airdrie 2023 · 29 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Welcome Back Calgary 2023 · 7 Jan 2023
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.
- Azaro Gorloo — met in 74 rounds, finished ahead once
- Dylan Vaskevicius — met in 68 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Griffin Clem — met in 67 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.70 away.
Targets move as he improves.