People · Czech Republic
Michael Málek
Skewb · top 3.7% of 74,164 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024MALE05
Michael Málek has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.72, set at Czech Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in the Czech Republic. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 9 competitions since April 2024, he has put 198 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 98% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His Skewb best has come down from 8.25 in June 2024 to 2.72, a 67% 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 | Czech Republic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.72 | 4.00 | top 3.7% | 22 / 328 | |
| 3×3 | 16.86 | 18.80 | top 30.7% | 405 / 801 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.74 | 13.33 | top 34.1% | 247 / 469 | |
| 2×2 | 5.88 | 7.79 | top 49.7% | 436 / 652 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 26 Sep 2026Three personal bests in one day at Czech Championship 2026.
- 8 Mar 2025First sub-20 3×3: 19.27 at Let's Solve Liberec 2025.
- 13 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Czech Championship 2024.
- 27 Apr 2024First competition: Prague Open 2024. A 28.72 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Czech Championship 2026 · 26 Sep 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026
- Prague CubeMas 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2025 · 18 Jul 2025
- Prague Summer Opener 2025 · 21 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Let's Solve Liberec 2025 · 8 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Czech Championship 2024 · 13 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Prague June 2024 · 8 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Prague Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024
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.
- Jiří Vogl — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- David Nesiba — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Veronika Becková — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,031 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 1.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.