People · Poland
Szymon Kowalski
2×2 · top 2.0% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014KOWA05
Szymon Kowalski has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.46, set at Grudziądz Open 2016, puts him in the top 2.0% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 213th in Poland. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since November 2014, he has put 428 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 36.01 in November 2014 to 14.28, a 60% improvement. Szymon 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 | 1.46 | 5.10 | top 2.0% | 213 / 5,422 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.18 | 6.82 | top 4.3% | 318 / 4,406 | |
| Skewb | 4.47 | 11.08 | top 14.2% | 565 / 2,810 | |
| 3×3 | 14.28 | 17.31 | top 21.9% | 1,698 / 6,576 | |
| 4×4 | 1:24.18 | 1:44.11 | top 59.2% | 1,560 / 2,851 | |
| Clock | 43.46 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,485 / 1,549 |
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
- 2 Jul 2016First sub-15 3×3: 14.28 at Kaliska Open 2016.
- 19 Sep 2015Four personal bests in one day at Warsaw Cube Masters 2015.
- 7 Mar 2015First sub-20 3×3: 19.98 at Grudziadz Open 2015.
- 7 Mar 2015Four personal bests in one day at Grudziadz Open 2015.
- 24 Jan 2015Three personal bests in one day at Riviera Cube Week 2015.
- 13 Dec 2014First sub-30 3×3: 28.95 at GLS Winter 2014.
Competitions
- Kaliska Open 2016 · 2 Jul 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- GLS Cup III 2016 · 25 Jun 2016 — 1 personal best set
- GLS Cup II 2016 · 16 Apr 2016
- Grudziądz Open 2016 · 19 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- GLS Cup I 2016 · 27 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Gdańsk Rubik's Cube Day 2015 · 21 Nov 2015
- Polish Championship 2015 · 9 Oct 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Masovian Open 2015 · 26 Sep 2015
- Warsaw Cube Masters 2015 · 19 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Manhattan Gdańsk Open 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Kaliska Open 2015 · 8 Aug 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Gdańsk Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Grudziadz Open 2015 · 7 Mar 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Riviera Cube Week 2015 · 24 Jan 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Cubers Eve 2014 · 20 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- GLS Winter 2014 · 13 Dec 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- PLS Autumn Reda 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 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.
- Marcin Jakubowski — met in 89 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Marcin Stachura — met in 82 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Michał Rzewuski — met in 78 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.18 away.
Targets move as he improves.