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'''Marcin Kowalczyk''' is a [[Poland|Polish]] speedcuber specializing in blindfolded cubing.
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'''Marcin Kowalczyk''' is a Polish speedcuber specializing in blindfolded cubing.
  
Marcin set the [[List of World Records/Multi-BLD|multi-blind world record]] of 23/25 in July, 2012, at Silesia Open 2012.
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Marcin set the [[List of World Records/Multi-BLD|multi-blind world record]] of 41/41 in September 2013, at SLS Świerklany 2013. He set multiple other MBLD records before this.  
  
[[Category:World record holders|Kowalczyk, Marcin]]
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He attempted to get a 46/46 Multi-BLD WR three times at the [[World Championship 2017]], but was unsuccessful with a 31/46 60:00.00, 40/46 59:27.00, and 30/46 59:39.00. He took second place at this World Championship.
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His record had been the third longest-standing world record in the [[WCA]] at 1,589 days, only after [[Minh Thai]]'s 7,749-day [[Rubik's cube]] world record, and [[Feliks Zemdegs]]' 1,617-day one-handed world record, before it was broken by [[Mark Boyanowski]] on 24 March 2018 at [[Keep Portland Quiet 2018]].
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/member.php?15405-Maskow Marcin Kowalczyk's Speedsolving.com profile]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/user/DarkMaskow Marcin Kowalczyk's YouTube channel]
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* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?44169-WR-Maskow-MBLD-35-35 35/35 MBLD WR]
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* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?39100-Bye-) Bye ;)]
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* [http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?38420-Maskow-in-Polish-Got-Talent Maskow in Polish Got Talent]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU2tKYvDH2g]
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[[Category:Former world record holders|Kowalczyk, Marcin]]
 
[[Category:Blindfold cubers|Kowalczyk, Marcin]]
 
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[[Category:MultiBLD solvers|Kowalczyk, Marcin]]
 
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[[Category:Speedcubers|Kowalczyk, Marcin]]
 
[[Category:Speedcubers|Kowalczyk, Marcin]]
 
[[Category:Cubers|Kowalczyk, Marcin]]
 
[[Category:Cubers|Kowalczyk, Marcin]]

Latest revision as of 15:47, 8 September 2020

Marcin Kowalczyk
Marcinkowalczyk.jpg
Marcin Kowalczyk
Background Information
Alias(es): Maskow
Country: Poland
Born:
Occupation(s):
Years Active: 2011-2018
WCA ID: 2011KOWA01
Claim to Fame: Multi-BLD and BLD WRs


Marcin Kowalczyk is a Polish speedcuber specializing in blindfolded cubing.

Marcin set the multi-blind world record of 41/41 in September 2013, at SLS Świerklany 2013. He set multiple other MBLD records before this.

He attempted to get a 46/46 Multi-BLD WR three times at the World Championship 2017, but was unsuccessful with a 31/46 60:00.00, 40/46 59:27.00, and 30/46 59:39.00. He took second place at this World Championship.

His record had been the third longest-standing world record in the WCA at 1,589 days, only after Minh Thai's 7,749-day Rubik's cube world record, and Feliks Zemdegs' 1,617-day one-handed world record, before it was broken by Mark Boyanowski on 24 March 2018 at Keep Portland Quiet 2018.

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