Tymon Kolasiński
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| Born | 21 June 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Known for | Rubik's Cube speedsolving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tymon Kolasiński (born 21 June 2005) is a Polish speedcuber. He currently holds the fifth-best average of five 3×3×3 solves (by WCA standards) at 4.67 seconds, behind Yiheng Wang, Xuanyi Geng, Yufang Du, and Zhaokun Li. [1] He has also set world records in the 3×3×3, 4×4×4, 5×5×5, and Pyraminx events, in addition to European records in the 6×6×6 and 7×7×7 events.[2] He currently holds the world record single and average of 5 in the 5×5×5 event, with times of 30.45 seconds and 34.31 seconds respectively. He also holds the world record single in the 4×4×4 event with a time of 15.18 seconds, broken at the Spanish Championship 2025.[3]
At the 2023 World Championship, Kolasiński was crowned world champion in the 4×4×4 and 6×6×6 events, and finished as the runner-up in the 5×5×5 and the 7×7×7 events.[4] He also secured a third place finish in the 3×3×3 event.[4] He also won the 3×3×3, 4×4×4, 5×5×5, and 6×6×6 events at the 2024 European Championship.[5] He was formerly the Pyraminx world champion, winning in 2019.[6]
Kolasiński is best known for his efficient ZB solutions, using advanced techniques paired with quick thinking in order to stay consistent. He popularized the 3×3×3 "pseudoslotting" technique, a combination of multislotting and keyhole.
As of 8 December 2025, Kolasiński has won 440 total events in World Cube Association competitions.[7]
Career
Before rising to the spotlight for his success in N×N×N cubes, Kolasiński specialized in the Pyraminx 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 19 December 2021, at Cubers Eve Lubartów 2021, Kolasiński achieved an average of 5.09 seconds, breaking Max Park’s 3×3×3 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 Yiheng Wang.
At the Rubik's WCA European Championship 2022, Kolasiński achieved his first official 3×3×3 competition solve under 4 seconds.
At the WCA World Championship in 2023, Kolasiński got third place behind Yiheng Wang and Max Park.
On 29 September 2024, at DuPage Fall 2024, Kolasiński achieved a 5×5×5 single of 31.60 seconds, beating Max Park's world record. This was the first time in nearly 6 years that somebody besides Max Park had this record.[8]
On 5 July 2025, at the Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025, Kolasiński achieved a 5×5×5 average of five of 34.31 seconds, beating Max Park's world record. This was the first time in almost 7 years that somebody besides Max Park had this record. This also made him the world champion for the event.[9]
At the WCA World Championship in 2025, Kolasiński once again got third place in 3×3×3, this time behind Xuanyi Geng and Yiheng Wang, with a 4.98 average of five.
Notable rankings
Kolasiński's rankings as of 23 February 2026:
| Event | Format | Time (sec) | World Rank | Continental Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3×3 | Single | 3.62 | 15 | 2 |
| Ao5 | 4.67 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2×2×2 | Single | 0.60 | 63 | 25 |
| Ao5 | 1.35 | 82 | 32 | |
| 4×4×4 | Single | 15.18 | 1 | 1 |
| Ao5 | 18.56 | 1 | 1 | |
| 5×5×5 | Single | 30.45 | 1 | 1 |
| Ao5 | 34.31 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6×6×6 | Single | 1:00.80 | 3 | 1 |
| Mo3 | 1:06.98 | 3 | 1 | |
| 7×7×7 | Single | 1:36.84 | 5 | 1 |
| Mo3 | 1:44.32 | 7 | 1 | |
| Pyraminx | Single | 0.98 | 27 | 10 |
| Ao5 | 1.72 | 44 | 11 |
References
- ^ "WCA Results - Rankings".
- ^ "Tymon Kolasiński WCA Profile - Records".
- ^ "WCA Results - Records".
- ^ a b "Rubik's WCA World Championship 2023 - Podiums".
- ^ "Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 - Podiums".
- ^ "WCA World Championship 2019 - Podiums".
- ^ "Tymon Kolasiński WCA Profile".
- ^ "Records | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Records | World Cube Association". www.worldcubeassociation.org. Retrieved 13 July 2025.