People · Iceland
Birnir Hólm Bjarnason
3×3 · top 6.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2023 · 2023BJAR01
Birnir Hólm Bjarnason has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.66, set at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024, puts him in the top 6.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 7th in Iceland. Until November 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since November 2023, he has put 103 official solves on the record across four events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.44 in November 2023 to 9.66, a 22% improvement. Birnir 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 | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.66 | 12.30 | top 6.5% | 7 / 196 | |
| 2×2 | 2.93 | 4.69 | top 13.4% | 27 / 150 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.10 | 9.64 | top 13.8% | 17 / 99 | |
| 4×4 | 1:02.86 | 1:13.57 | top 39.5% | 23 / 66 |
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 Sep 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.66 at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024.
- 16 Mar 2024Three personal bests in one day at Nýliðamót Kubbafélagsins 2024.
- 25 Nov 2023First competition: Reykjavík Windy Open 2023. A 12.44 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Nýliðamót Kubbafélagsins 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Reykjavík Windy Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023
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.
- Ólafur Jan Bartoszek — met in 21 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Óskar Pétursson — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Steingrímur Ari Helgason — met in 20 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.93 away.
Targets move as he improves.