People · Finland
Eetu Taivalsaari
3×3 · top 4.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since August 2009 · 2009TAIV01
Eetu Taivalsaari has been competing for 17 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.02, set at Kotka Open 2011, puts him in the top 4.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 69th in Finland. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since August 2009, he has put 219 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 71% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 7 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.58 in August 2009 to 9.02, a 58% improvement. Eetu has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.02 | 12.63 | top 4.9% | 69 / 875 | |
| 2×2 | 3.15 | 4.56 | top 16.0% | 190 / 671 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.22 | 24.37 | top 21.1% | 90 / 314 | |
| 4×4 | 55.11 | 1:02.15 | top 30.9% | 131 / 388 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.96 | 2:07.96 | top 48.6% | 116 / 232 | |
| 6×6 | 3:43.44 | 4:10.89 | top 59.9% | 69 / 116 | |
| 7×7 | 6:15.16 | 6:20.24 | early days — 3 solves | 66 / 99 |
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
- 2 Apr 2011First sub-10 3×3: 9.02 at Kotka Open 2011.
- 2 Apr 2011Four personal bests in one day at Kotka Open 2011.
- 28 Aug 2010Four personal bests in one day at Finnish Open 2010.
- 27 Feb 2010First sub-20 3×3: 14.53 at Helsinki Open 2010.
- 27 Feb 2010First sub-15 3×3: 14.53 at Helsinki Open 2010.
- 27 Feb 2010Three personal bests in one day at Helsinki Open 2010.
Competitions
- Vantaa Open 2013 · 23 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Kotka Open 2011 · 2 Apr 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2011 · 22 Jan 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2010 · 27 Feb 2010 — 3 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2009 · 29 Aug 2009
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.
- Ville Seppänen — met in 35 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Aili Asikainen — met in 32 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Teemu Tiinanen — met in 31 rounds, finished ahead 24 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.02 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 26,570 people have one; it is 0.15 away.
Targets move as he improves.