People · Norway
Daniel Thorstensen
3×3 · top 20.8% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2016 · 2016THOR06
Daniel Thorstensen has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.96, set at Bartebyen 2018, puts him in the top 20.8% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 322nd in Norway. Across 3 competitions since September 2016, he has put 97 official solves on the record across nine events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 14.24 in September 2016 to 6.51, a 54% improvement. Daniel 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 | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.96 | 21.33 | top 20.8% | 322 / 1,609 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.51 | 10.93 | top 23.9% | 250 / 865 | |
| 4×4 | 1:11.25 | 1:35.53 | top 48.1% | 267 / 590 | |
| 2×2 | 7.25 | 8.59 | top 62.4% | 711 / 1,202 | |
| 5×5 | 2:34.42 | 2:49.77 | top 67.9% | 189 / 318 | |
| Skewb | 25.25 | 34.67 | top 95.0% | 516 / 531 | |
| Square-1 | 1:39.53 | — | early days — 1 solve | 146 / 153 | |
| 6×6 | 7:44.56 | — | early days — 2 solves | 128 / 136 | |
| 7×7 | 9:59.08 | — | early days — 1 solve | 105 / 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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 6 Oct 2018Four personal bests in one day at Bartebyen 2018.
- 26 Aug 2017First sub-20 3×3: 16.84 at Sandnes Open 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017First sub-15 3×3: 14.48 at Sandnes Open 2017.
- 26 Aug 2017Seven personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2017.
- 17 Sep 2016First competition: Sandnes Open 2016. A 28.37 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Bartebyen 2018 · 6 Oct 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 7 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2016 · 17 Sep 2016
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 19 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kim Roger Haraldsen — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
- Even Uri — met in 17 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 25,870 people have one; it is 0.51 away.
Targets move as he improves.