People · Poland
Paweł Szmalc
2×2 · top 36.4% of 186,767 all-time · competing since May 2012 · 2012SZMA01
Paweł Szmalc has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.77, set at Warszawa Open 2012, puts him in the top 36.4% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 2,176th in Poland. Across 5 competitions since May 2012, he has put 74 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 12.69 in May 2012 to 4.77, a 62% improvement. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.77 | 7.12 | top 36.4% | 2,176 / 5,422 | |
| 3×3 | 19.38 | 27.10 | top 38.2% | 2,785 / 6,576 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.50 | — | top 70.3% | 1,930 / 2,851 | |
| 5×5 | 2:52.63 | — | top 75.6% | 1,083 / 1,442 | |
| 6×6 | 5:18.18 | — | early days — 2 solves | 565 / 669 | |
| 7×7 | 9:34.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 528 / 546 | |
| Megaminx | 4:59.97 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,345 / 1,384 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 8 Dec 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.38 at Jura Open 2012.
- 8 Dec 2012Four personal bests in one day at Jura Open 2012.
- 24 Nov 2012Three personal bests in one day at Warszawa Open 2012.
- 12 Oct 2012First sub-30 3×3: 23.61 at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012.
- 4 Aug 2012Three personal bests in one day at Polish Nationals 2012.
- 26 May 2012First competition: Polish Open 2012. A 40.28 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Jura Open 2012 · 8 Dec 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- Warszawa Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012 · 12 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Polish Nationals 2012 · 4 Aug 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2012 · 26 May 2012
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.
- Jakub Cabaj — met in 28 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michał Halczuk — met in 27 rounds, never finished ahead
- Marcin Zalewski — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.77 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 4.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.