People · Norway
Andreas Eriksen
Skewb · top 2.5% of 73,281 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ERIK05
Andreas Eriksen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.40, set at Norwegian Championship 2026, puts him in the top 2.5% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 19th in Norway. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since September 2023, he has put 934 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 64% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 11.89 in September 2023 to 9.06, a 24% improvement. Andreas has entered 15 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.40 | 4.62 | top 2.5% | 19 / 531 | |
| 2×2 | 1.67 | 2.56 | top 2.9% | 49 / 1,202 | |
| 3×3 | 9.06 | 10.15 | top 5.0% | 88 / 1,609 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.19 | 19.94 | top 6.5% | 33 / 513 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.86 | 5.52 | top 7.0% | 75 / 865 | |
| 4×4 | 41.46 | 43.69 | top 13.9% | 71 / 590 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:03.35 | 1:56.61 | top 14.1% | 17 / 93 | |
| 5×5 | 1:13.96 | 1:24.73 | top 14.5% | 29 / 318 | |
| Clock | 7.86 | 14.97 | top 14.5% | 29 / 241 | |
| Megaminx | 1:45.45 | 2:01.35 | top 37.8% | 74 / 262 | |
| Square-1 | 28.32 | 40.91 | top 46.3% | 71 / 153 | |
| 6×6 | 3:30.76 | 3:39.54 | top 55.0% | 64 / 136 | |
| 7×7 | 6:24.66 | — | early days — 1 solve | 73 / 115 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2026.
- 4 Oct 2025Five personal bests in one day at Trondheim Høst 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Five personal bests in one day at Kristiansand Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Sandnes Winter 2025.
- 14 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Drammen Open 2024.
- 30 Nov 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.06 at Stavanger Open 2024.
Competitions
- Norwegian Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Trondheim Spring 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Trondheim 3x3 Day 2025 · 15 Nov 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Trondheim Høst 2025 · 4 Oct 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Sandefjord Open 2025 · 27 Apr 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kristiansand Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Sandnes Winter 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Drammen Open 2024 · 14 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Stavanger Open 2024 · 30 Nov 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Kjeller Open 2024 · 16 Nov 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Birkeland Open 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2024 · 9 Aug 2024 — 10 personal bests set
- Cubing Portal Sandnes 2023 · 9 Dec 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2023 · 17 Nov 2023 — 8 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 2 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.
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 169 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Niklas Aasen Eliasson — met in 161 rounds, never finished ahead
- Jacob Oliver Bruun — met in 156 rounds, finished ahead 45 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.40 away.
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.67 away.
Targets move as he improves.