People · Poland
Stefan Łapicki
2×2 · top 8.3% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2006 · 2006LAPI01
Stefan Łapicki has been competing for 20 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.44, set at Manufaktura Open 2013, puts him in the top 8.3% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 642nd in Poland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since September 2006, he has put 489 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 27.79 in September 2006 to 13.31, a 52% improvement. Stefan has entered 17 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 | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.44 | 5.52 | top 8.3% | 642 / 5,422 | |
| 3×3 | 13.31 | 14.78 | top 18.5% | 1,469 / 6,576 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.47 | 28.06 | top 21.7% | 485 / 2,176 | |
| 4×4 | 57.86 | 1:08.86 | top 34.1% | 908 / 2,851 | |
| Megaminx | 1:40.60 | 1:43.47 | top 35.0% | 461 / 1,384 | |
| Clock | 12.61 | 16.65 | top 37.9% | 645 / 1,549 | |
| 5×5 | 2:12.44 | 2:35.30 | top 56.8% | 774 / 1,442 | |
| Pyraminx | 20.27 | — | early days — 2 solves | 4,188 / 4,406 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:48.68 | — | early days — 2 solves | 445 / 466 |
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
- 24 Nov 2012Four personal bests in one day at Warszawa Open 2012.
- 4 Jul 2009First sub-15 3×3: 13.59 at Kociewie Open 2009.
- 10 May 2008Six personal bests in one day at Pabianice Open 2008.
- 5 Oct 2007Three personal bests in one day at World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007.
- 15 Sep 2007Three personal bests in one day at Polish Open 2007.
- 8 Jul 2007First sub-20 3×3: 15.86 at Wroclaw Open 2007.
Competitions
- Manufaktura Open 2013 · 1 Jun 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Kraków Open 2013 · 18 May 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Warszawa Open 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 4 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012 · 12 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Industrial Cube 2012 · 22 Sep 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Cube Factory 2011 · 5 Nov 2011 — 1 personal best set
- Swierklany Open 2011 · 23 Jul 2011
- Wroclaw Open 2009 · 12 Sep 2009
- Kociewie Open 2009 · 4 Jul 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Czech Open 2008 · 12 Jul 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2008 · 7 Jun 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Pabianice Open 2008 · 10 May 2008 — 6 personal bests set
- Gdansk Open 2008 · 24 Feb 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2007 · 5 Oct 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2007 · 15 Sep 2007 — 3 personal bests set
- Wroclaw Open 2007 · 8 Jul 2007 — 6 personal bests set
- Polish Open 2006 · 16 Sep 2006 — 1 personal best set
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.
- Piotr Kózka — met in 79 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Marcin Jakubowski — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead 32 times
- Tomasz Żołnowski — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.31 away.
Targets move as he improves.