People · Latvia
Pauls Kušners
3×3 · top 11.1% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2018 · 2018KUSN01
Pauls Kušners has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.18, set at Rodenpois Open 2023, puts him in the top 11.1% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 33rd in Latvia. Across 14 competitions since September 2018, he has put 494 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:00.41 in September 2018 to 11.18, an 81% improvement. Pauls has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 11.18 | 12.54 | top 11.1% | 33 / 309 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.12 | 8.61 | top 13.9% | 40 / 185 | |
| 2×2 | 3.45 | 4.90 | top 19.6% | 51 / 237 | |
| 4×4 | 46.73 | 57.30 | top 20.5% | 27 / 112 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.38 | 30.26 | top 35.2% | 35 / 113 | |
| Skewb | 7.92 | 12.65 | top 40.7% | 51 / 117 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.82 | 2:41.73 | top 50.5% | 25 / 73 | |
| 5×5 | 2:09.49 | 2:32.82 | top 55.1% | 36 / 74 | |
| Square-1 | 48.47 | 1:06.36 | top 74.7% | 36 / 48 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 37 / 42 | |
| Clock | 1:19.23 | — | early days — 1 solve | 59 / 60 |
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
- 25 Mar 2023Four personal bests in one day at Carnikavas Pavasaris 2023.
- 30 Jul 2022Five personal bests in one day at Valmiera Open 2022.
- 18 Jun 2022Four personal bests in one day at Jāņi Kārķos 2022.
- 7 Dec 2019Four personal bests in one day at Latvian Open 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-20 3×3: 14.76 at Sigulda Open 2019.
- 31 Aug 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.76 at Sigulda Open 2019.
Competitions
- Rīga Open 2024 · 30 Nov 2024
- Dobeles Vasara 2024 · 13 Jul 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Side Events Rīga 2024 · 25 May 2024
- Sigulda Open 2023 · 12 Aug 2023
- Rodenpois Open 2023 · 15 Jul 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Šiauliai Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Carnikavas Pavasaris 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Latvian Championship 2022 · 28 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Valmiera Open 2022 · 30 Jul 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Jāņi Kārķos 2022 · 18 Jun 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Latvian Open 2019 · 7 Dec 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Sigulda Open 2019 · 31 Aug 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Latvian Open 2018 · 23 Nov 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Sigulda Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018
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.
- Kristiāns Pietkuns — met in 102 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Rūdolfs Vīnkalns — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Markuss Pietkuns — met in 99 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.18 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.12 away.
Targets move as he improves.