People · Poland
Szymon Walczak
Clock · top 8.7% of 32,048 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022WALC02
Szymon Walczak has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Clock: a personal-best single of 6.39, set at Cube4fun BioCube Bydgoszcz 2024, puts him in the top 8.7% of the 32,048 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 191st in Poland. Until June 2010, no official Clock solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since December 2022, he has put 123 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 29.52 in December 2022 to 12.40, a 58% improvement. Szymon has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Poland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clock | 6.39 | 7.62 | top 8.7% | 191 / 1,549 | |
| 3×3 | 12.40 | 14.74 | top 15.3% | 1,252 / 6,576 | |
| 2×2 | 3.48 | 4.33 | top 20.0% | 1,354 / 5,422 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.77 | — | early days — 3 solves | 3,057 / 4,406 | |
| 4×4 | 1:39.92 | — | top 70.5% | 1,944 / 2,851 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,511 / 2,176 | |
| Skewb | 19.91 | 21.45 | top 89.5% | 2,543 / 2,810 |
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
- 6 Jul 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cube4fun BioCube Bydgoszcz 2024.
- 26 Aug 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.83 at Szczecin Summer 2023.
- 18 Feb 2023First sub-20 3×3: 19.25 at Ice Cubing Szczecinek 2023.
- 10 Dec 2022First competition: Szczecin Winter 2022. A 29.52 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cube4fun BioCube Bydgoszcz 2024 · 6 Jul 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Ice Cubing Szczecinek 2024 · 17 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Szczecin Summer 2023 · 26 Aug 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Big 'n Blind Szczecinek 2023 · 30 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Ice Cubing Szczecinek 2023 · 18 Feb 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Szczecin Winter 2022 · 10 Dec 2022
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.
- Majk Tomas — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
- Adam Janiszewski — met in 25 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Piotr Olszewski — met in 24 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-6 Clock single — 2,324 people have one; it is 0.39 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
Targets move as he improves.