People · Slovenia
Mitja Popovski
3×3 · top 32.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2016 · 2016POPO02
Mitja Popovski has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.41, set at Ponikva Open 2018, puts him in the top 32.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 161st in Slovenia. Across 4 competitions since November 2016, he has put 54 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 2 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.35 in November 2016 to 17.41, a 34% improvement. Mitja has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.41 | 20.79 | top 32.3% | 161 / 381 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.75 | 1:09.87 | top 40.4% | 76 / 176 | |
| 5×5 | 2:20.90 | — | top 61.5% | 64 / 96 | |
| 2×2 | 9.17 | 11.34 | top 74.3% | 265 / 332 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:59.93 | — | early days — 1 solve | 25 / 28 |
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 Mar 2018First sub-20 3×3: 17.41 at Ponikva Open 2018.
- 6 May 2017Four personal bests in one day at Slovenian Open 2017.
- 12 Nov 2016First competition: Ljubljana Open 2016. A 26.35 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Slovenia Nationals 2018 · 14 Apr 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Ponikva Open 2018 · 17 Mar 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Slovenian Open 2017 · 6 May 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Ljubljana Open 2016 · 12 Nov 2016
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.
- Dušan Zakelšek — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Marcel Ručigaj — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead once
- Matic Omulec — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 2.41 away.
- A sub-1:00 4×4 single — 30,601 people have one; it is 3.75 away.
Targets move as he improves.