People · Norway
Aksel Raakil
2×2 · top 7.7% of 186,767 all-time · competing since June 2022 · 2022RAAK01
Aksel Raakil has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.37, set at Oslo Open 2023, puts him in the top 7.7% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 116th in Norway. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since June 2022, he has put 174 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 8% around a typical one, steadier than 99% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.41 in June 2022 to 11.73, a 45% improvement. Aksel has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.37 | 4.47 | top 7.7% | 116 / 1,202 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.80 | 7.25 | top 12.0% | 135 / 865 | |
| 3×3 | 11.73 | 13.51 | top 13.0% | 210 / 1,609 | |
| 4×4 | 51.98 | 1:00.72 | top 27.1% | 149 / 590 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.29 | 34.87 | top 47.3% | 216 / 513 | |
| Skewb | 10.09 | 14.98 | top 55.5% | 320 / 531 |
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
- 19 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Oslo Open 2026.
- 23 Jun 2023First sub-15 3×3: 14.45 at Oslo Open 2023.
- 23 Jun 2023Four personal bests in one day at Oslo Open 2023.
- 22 Jul 2022First sub-20 3×3: 19.42 at Norwegian Championship 2022.
- 22 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2022.
- 24 Jun 2022First competition: Oslo Open 2022. A 21.41 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Oslo Open 2026 · 19 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2024 · 21 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Oslo Open 2023 · 23 Jun 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2022 · 24 Jun 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.
- Anders Barhaugen — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Knut Skaug Haraldsen — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 36 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.37 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.