People · Poland
Szymon Knapek
Square-1 · top 1.4% of 25,272 all-time · competing since March 2023 · 2023KNAP01
Szymon Knapek has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 6.71, set at SLS Kwiecień 2024, puts him in the top 1.4% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 24th in Poland. Until April 2017, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since March 2023, he has put 149 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 92% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.01 in March 2023 to 9.91, a 29% improvement. Szymon has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 6.71 | 10.09 | top 1.4% | 24 / 1,002 | |
| 3×3 | 9.91 | 13.63 | top 7.2% | 662 / 6,576 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 4.43 | top 20.0% | 1,354 / 5,422 | |
| Skewb | 5.81 | 7.84 | top 24.3% | 880 / 2,810 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.31 | 29.05 | top 35.0% | 730 / 2,176 | |
| Megaminx | 1:46.82 | — | top 38.6% | 517 / 1,384 | |
| 4×4 | 1:13.38 | — | early days — 2 solves | 1,293 / 2,851 |
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
- 13 Apr 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.91 at SLS Kwiecień 2024.
- 13 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at SLS Kwiecień 2024.
- 18 Mar 2023First competition: Korzenna Spring Open 2023. A 15.62 3×3 single to start from.
- 18 Mar 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.01 at Korzenna Spring Open 2023.
Competitions
- Nowy Sącz Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025
- SLS Maj 2024 · 25 May 2024 — 1 personal best set
- SLS Kwiecień 2024 · 13 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- SLS Styczeń 2024 · 20 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- SLS Grudzień 2023 · 16 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SLS Październik 2023 · 21 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Korzenna Spring Open 2023 · 18 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Szymon Ciepiela — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Karol Kantor — met in 34 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Dominik Kądziołka — met in 33 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.