People · Finland
Arno Jalmanen
2×2 · top 3.2% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2026 · 2026JALM01
Arno Jalmanen has been competing for 7 months. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.72, set at Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026, puts him in the top 3.2% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 46th in Finland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2026, he has put 74 official solves on the record across three events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 4.42 in April 2026 to 1.72, a 61% improvement. Arno has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.72 | 5.47 | top 3.2% | 46 / 683 | |
| 3×3 | 12.95 | 16.03 | top 17.3% | 212 / 886 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.87 | 14.90 | top 26.8% | 226 / 558 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 3 Apr 2026First competition: Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2026. A 14.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- KirkkoNxNummi 2026 · 4 Oct 2026
- Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2026 · 3 Apr 2026
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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Urho Kinnunen — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
- Luukas Lempinen — met in 15 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 0.95 away.
Targets move as he improves.