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Philipp Żurowski

2×2 · top 7.8% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2010 · 2010ZURO01

Philipp Żurowski has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.38, set at Rzeszow Open 2010, puts him in the top 7.8% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 604th in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since February 2010, he has put 195 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 76% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.16 in February 2010 to 11.43, a 33% improvement. Philipp has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 7.8% of 186,767 all-time
2.38
signature single · Rzeszow Open 2010
195
official solves on the record
12%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 76% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingPoland
2×22.383.73
top 7.8%604 / 5,422
3×311.4313.61
top 11.9%1,009 / 6,576
3×3 one-handed22.9127.29
top 28.5%609 / 2,176
Pyraminx7.9010.36
top 35.4%1,855 / 4,406
3×3 Fewest Moves40 moves
early days — 3 solves239 / 466
4×41:18.93
top 55.0%1,423 / 2,851
Megaminx3:30.21
early days — 2 solves1,185 / 1,384
3×3 blindfolded6:55.68
early days — 1 solve426 / 466
Square-11:18.36
early days — 2 solves916 / 1,002

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

Polish Open 2010: 17.16Grudziadz Open 2010: 17.16Rzeszow Open 2010: 13.71Lodz Open 2011: 12.65Swierklany Open 2011: 11.88Poznan Open 2011: 12.25Cube Factory 2011: 11.4311.4317.1627 Feb 20105 Nov 2011

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
  • A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.43 away.

Targets move as he improves.