People · Norway
Daniel Steen Kjosnes
Skewb · top 2.9% of 73,281 all-time · competing since March 2015 · 2015KJOS01
Daniel Steen Kjosnes has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 2.50, set at Fredrikstad Open 2018, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 21st in Norway. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 19 competitions since March 2015, he has put 792 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 82% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Skewb best has come down from 15.40 in March 2016 to 2.50, an 84% improvement. Daniel has entered 19 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 2.50 | 3.34 | top 2.9% | 21 / 531 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.13 | 6.21 | top 8.3% | 94 / 865 | |
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 3.57 | top 8.4% | 124 / 1,202 | |
| 3×3 | 11.39 | 16.40 | top 11.8% | 187 / 1,609 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.60 | 30.39 | top 30.4% | 142 / 513 | |
| 4×4 | 1:04.88 | 1:15.17 | top 41.6% | 224 / 590 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 82 / 117 | |
| 5×5 | 2:59.56 | 3:21.12 | top 77.9% | 218 / 318 | |
| Megaminx | 4:03.67 | — | early days — 2 solves | 223 / 262 | |
| Clock | 1:45.03 | — | early days — 1 solve | 240 / 241 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Apr 2018Five personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at VI QB'er 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.85 at Kjeller Open 2017.
- 4 Nov 2017Five personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.55 at Norwegian Championship 2017.
- 18 Mar 2017Five personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2017.
Competitions
- Norwegian Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022
- Norwegian Championship 2021 · 12 Nov 2021
- Kjeller Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019
- Norwegian Championship 2019 · 29 Mar 2019
- VI QB'er 2019 · 19 Jan 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Kjeller Open 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fredrikstad Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Lier Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018
- Norwegian Championship 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- VI QB'er 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2016 · 17 Sep 2016 — 8 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2016 · 4 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- UiO Open 2016 · 7 Feb 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 5 personal bests set
- Oslo Fall 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Bergen Open 2015 · 25 Jul 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2015 · 14 Mar 2015
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 147 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Einar Kvam Lundberg — met in 136 rounds, finished ahead 30 times
- Mikkel Svartveit — met in 130 rounds, finished ahead 23 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 Skewb single — 1,013 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.13 away.
Targets move as he improves.