Tymon Kolasiński is a Polish

speedcuber Speedcubing or speedsolving is a competitive mind sport centered around the rapid solving of various combination puzzles. The most prominent puzzle in this category is the 3×3×3 puzzle, commonly known as the Rubik's Cube. Participants in this ...

widely regarded as one of the fastest and most consistent NxNxN solvers. He currently holds the fourth-best average of five 3x3x3 solves (by WCA standards) at 4.67 seconds, behind

Yiheng Wang Yiheng Wang ( zh, c=王艺衡, p=Wáng Yìhéng; born 16 December 2013) is a Chinese competitive speedcuber. He currently holds the Rubik's Cube world record average of 3.91 seconds and the 2nd fastest single solve of 3.08 seconds. He also hold ...

, Xuanyi Geng, and Yufang Du. He has also set world records in the 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, and

Pyraminx The Pyraminx () is a regular tetrahedron puzzle in the style of Rubik's Cube. It was made and patented by Uwe Mèffert after the original 3 layered Rubik's Cube by Ernő Rubik, and introduced by Tomy Toys of Japan (then the 3rd largest toy c ...

events, in addition to European records in the 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 events. He currently holds the world record single in the 5x5x5 event, with a time of 30.45 seconds, and the world record average of 5 in the 4x4x4 event, with an average of 19.17 seconds. At the 2023 World Championship, Kolasiński was crowned world champion in the 4x4x4 and 6x6x6 events, and finished as the runner-up in the 5x5x5 and the 7x7x7 events. He also secured a third place finish in the 3x3x3 event. He also won the 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, and 6x6x6 events at the 2024 European Championship. He was formerly the

world champion, winning in 2019. Kolasiński is best known for his efficient CFOP solutions, utilizing advanced techniques paired with quick thinking in order to stay consistent. A 3x3x3 technique that became mainstream because of him is "pseudoslotting," a combination of multislotting, and keyhole. As of June 3, 2025, Kolasiński has won 406 total events in World Cube Association competitions.

Career

Before rising to the spotlight for his success in NxNxN cubes, Kolasiński specialized in the

event. He previously achieved the Pyraminx world record single and average on five different occasions. He became the Pyraminx world champion at the 2019 WCA World Championship, finishing with an average of 2.40 seconds. On December 19, 2021, at Cubers Eve Lubartów 2021, Kolasiński achieved an average of 5.09 seconds, breaking Max Park’s 3x3x3 world record average of 5.32 seconds. Kolasiński later broke this record at Cube4fun in Warsaw 2022, with an average of 4.86 seconds. This record was later tied by Park, before being beaten in 2023 by

. At the Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022, Kolasiński achieved his first official 3x3x3 competition solve under 4 seconds. At the WCA World Championship in 2023, Kolasiński got third place behind

and

Max Park Max Park (born November 28, 2001) is an American speedcuber. Widely regarded as one of the greatest speedcubers of all time, he is one of only two speedcubers ever to win the World Cube Association (WCA) World Championship twice (the other b ...

. On September 29, 2024, at DuPage Fall 2024, Kolasiński achieved a 5x5x5 single of 31.60 seconds, beating Max Park's record. This was the first time in almost 6 years that somebody besides Max Park had this record.

Notable results

Personal records in official competitions and current world rankings in select events:

References

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