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Paweł Psykała
Pyraminx · top 9.5% of 130,891 all-time · competing since June 2013 · 2013PSYK01
Paweł Psykała has been competing for 13 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.36, set at SLS Czestochowa 2013, puts him in the top 9.5% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 627th in Poland. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2013, he has put 180 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 62% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Pyraminx best has come down from 8.79 in June 2013 to 4.36, a 50% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.36 | 5.86 | top 9.5% | 627 / 4,456 | |
| 2×2 | 3.16 | 4.89 | top 16.2% | 1,161 / 5,487 | |
| 3×3 | 13.70 | 20.68 | top 20.0% | 1,583 / 6,670 | |
| Skewb | 8.26 | 11.71 | top 43.4% | 1,401 / 2,848 | |
| 4×4 | 1:14.80 | — | top 51.4% | 1,360 / 2,894 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 41.41 | — | top 67.4% | 1,427 / 2,202 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.94 | — | top 68.2% | 956 / 1,458 | |
| Megaminx | 3:18.17 | — | top 80.4% | 1,149 / 1,389 | |
| Clock | 50.29 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,547 / 1,574 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 31 May 2014Three personal bests in one day at Polish Nationals 2014.
- 3 May 2014Four personal bests in one day at SLS Chorzow 2014.
- 8 Mar 2014First sub-15 3×3: 13.70 at SLS Rybnik 2014.
- 8 Mar 2014Five personal bests in one day at SLS Rybnik 2014.
- 30 Nov 2013Three personal bests in one day at SLS Czestochowa 2013.
- 26 Oct 2013First sub-20 3×3: 19.31 at SLS Zaglebie 2013.
Competitions
- Polish Nationals 2014 · 31 May 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- SLS Chorzow 2014 · 3 May 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- SLS Rybnik 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- SLS Bielsko-Biala 2014 · 18 Jan 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- SLS Czestochowa 2013 · 30 Nov 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- SLS Zaglebie 2013 · 26 Oct 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- SLS Jastrzebie 2013 · 28 Sep 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Nationals 2013 · 29 Jun 2013
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.
- Paweł Kowol — met in 55 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Wojciech Szatanowski — met in 54 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Kacper Stacha — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.16 away.
Targets move as he improves.