People · Poland
Olaf Niechciał
2×2 · top 6.3% of 189,179 all-time · competing since August 2022 · 2022NIEC01
Olaf Niechciał has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.20, set at North Wales Summer 2023, puts him in the top 6.3% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 516th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since August 2022, he has put 134 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. Olaf has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.20 | 3.74 | top 6.3% | 516 / 5,487 | |
| 3×3 | 9.61 | 11.75 | top 6.4% | 599 / 6,670 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.12 | 20.45 | top 10.6% | 247 / 2,202 | |
| Megaminx | 1:05.72 | 1:12.29 | top 13.2% | 204 / 1,389 | |
| 4×4 | 50.40 | 52.71 | top 25.3% | 722 / 2,894 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.05 | 14.30 | top 36.6% | 1,939 / 4,456 | |
| 5×5 | 1:44.85 | 2:09.33 | top 39.1% | 536 / 1,458 | |
| Skewb | 9.29 | 13.83 | top 50.5% | 1,570 / 2,848 | |
| Square-1 | 37.64 | 51.29 | top 62.3% | 580 / 1,014 | |
| Clock | 24.54 | 28.41 | top 75.9% | 1,196 / 1,574 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:29.63 | — | early days — 2 solves | 405 / 477 |
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
- 12 Aug 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.61 at North Wales Summer 2023.
- 12 Aug 2023Seven personal bests in one day at North Wales Summer 2023.
- 27 Aug 2022First competition: August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022. A 10.11 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Wales Summer 2023 · 12 Aug 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- August Bank Holiday Cheltenham 2022 · 27 Aug 2022
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.
- Fred Lang — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aidan Grainger — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Blue James — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.