People · Hungary
Pál Szekrényessy
3×3 · top 5.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2015 · 2015SZEK02
Pál Szekrényessy has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.12, set at Hungarian Open 2019, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 80th in Hungary. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since May 2015, he has put 677 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.27 in May 2015 to 9.12, a 53% improvement. He has entered 19 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 | Hungary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.12 | 11.45 | top 5.2% | 80 / 1,234 | |
| 4×4 | 37.52 | 48.78 | top 9.4% | 55 / 511 | |
| 2×2 | 2.60 | 4.60 | top 10.0% | 132 / 924 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 17.64 | 20.62 | top 14.2% | 70 / 446 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.08 | 8.42 | top 28.5% | 188 / 498 | |
| Skewb | 8.62 | 10.72 | top 45.9% | 183 / 325 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.50 | — | top 50.9% | 143 / 316 | |
| Megaminx | 2:49.23 | — | top 70.0% | 144 / 191 |
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
- 20 Sep 2019Three personal bests in one day at Hungarian Open 2019.
- 24 Aug 2019First sub-10 3×3: 9.93 at Hungarian Summer 2019.
- 30 Mar 2019Four personal bests in one day at Budapest Open 2019.
- 28 Sep 2018Three personal bests in one day at Hungarian Open 2018.
- 13 Oct 2017Five personal bests in one day at Hungarian Open 2017.
- 1 Jul 2017Three personal bests in one day at Eger Open 2017.
Competitions
- Hungarian Open 2025 · 31 Oct 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Budapest Spring 2024 · 6 Apr 2024
- Kőbánya Cube Day 2023 · 4 Nov 2023
- Hungarian Open 2023 · 20 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Budapest Summer 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Szokolya Open 2023 · 15 Apr 2023
- Budapest ReOpen 2022 · 26 Nov 2022
- Hungarian Open 2019 · 20 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Hungarian Summer 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Budapest Open 2019 · 30 Mar 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2018 · 28 Sep 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2017 · 13 Oct 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Eger Open 2017 · 1 Jul 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Hungarian Nationals 2017 · 25 Mar 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- B.O.N.D. Open 2017 · 4 Feb 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2016 · 28 Oct 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Hungarian Nationals 2016 · 16 Apr 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Hungarian Open 2015 · 18 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Hungarian Nationals 2015 · 2 May 2015
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.
- Dániel Varga — met in 156 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Bence Barát — met in 155 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ágoston Demény — met in 136 rounds, finished ahead 81 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.12 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 7.52 away.
Targets move as he improves.