People · Norway
Andreas Askjem
Pyraminx · top 9.2% of 129,321 all-time · competing since September 2012 · 2012ASKJ01
Andreas Askjem has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.30, set at Norwegian Championship 2014, puts him in the top 9.2% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 99th in Norway. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since September 2012, he has put 502 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 56% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 one-handed best has come down from 31.86 in September 2012 to 16.60, a 48% improvement. Andreas has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.30 | 10.00 | top 9.2% | 99 / 865 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | 34.00 | top 9.9% | 16 / 117 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 16.60 | 22.89 | top 11.6% | 48 / 513 | |
| 3×3 | 13.03 | 16.45 | top 17.5% | 276 / 1,609 | |
| 2×2 | 3.53 | 5.51 | top 20.6% | 276 / 1,202 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.93 | 1:25.34 | top 44.8% | 241 / 590 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 3:11.34 | 4:01.55 | top 55.6% | 49 / 93 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.80 | 2:42.58 | top 57.3% | 129 / 262 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 4 of 5 cubes · 47:06 | — | top 59.5% | 29 / 43 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 22:24.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 17 / 20 |
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 one-handed. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Mar 2017Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2017.
- 14 Mar 2015First sub-15 3×3: 14.77 at Norwegian Championship 2015.
- 14 Mar 2015Four personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2015.
- 16 Mar 2013Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2013.
- 23 Sep 2012First competition: Oslo Fall 2012. A 21.27 3×3 single to start from.
- 23 Sep 2012First sub-20 3×3: 19.75 at Oslo Fall 2012.
Competitions
- Kjeller Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 1 personal best set
- FMC 2019 · 15 Jun 2019
- Mental Breakdown Norway 2019 · 24 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Lier Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 1 personal best set
- FMC Europe 2018 · 10 Mar 2018 — 1 personal best set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017
- Norwegian Championship 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014 · 8 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2013 · 16 Mar 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Oslo Fall 2012 · 23 Sep 2012 — 4 personal bests set
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.
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 100 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Ole Nikolai Gjerset — met in 97 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Jonatan Solheim — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.