People · Norway
Emil Strandskogen
3×3 · top 12.0% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025STRA11
Emil Strandskogen has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 11.43, set at Norwegian Championship 2026, puts him in the top 12.0% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 191st in Norway. Across 5 competitions since November 2025, he has put 274 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 54% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.00 in November 2025 to 11.43, a 36% improvement. Emil has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% 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 | 11.43 | 14.30 | top 12.0% | 191 / 1,643 | |
| 2×2 | 3.26 | 4.38 | top 17.4% | 232 / 1,217 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.01 | 11.00 | top 28.0% | 280 / 879 | |
| 4×4 | 1:00.44 | 1:13.53 | top 37.0% | 188 / 596 | |
| Skewb | 7.49 | 12.63 | top 37.5% | 238 / 537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.27 | 32.19 | top 40.1% | 181 / 521 | |
| Clock | 13.65 | 17.60 | top 42.4% | 92 / 243 | |
| Square-1 | 32.04 | 39.13 | top 53.3% | 87 / 154 | |
| 5×5 | 2:07.50 | 2:43.17 | top 54.1% | 146 / 321 | |
| Megaminx | 2:17.36 | — | top 55.1% | 128 / 268 | |
| 7×7 | 9:48.25 | — | early days — 1 solve | 107 / 121 |
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 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2026.
- 19 Jun 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Oslo Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.42 at Drammen Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Drammen Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Five personal bests in one day at Lierskogen Vinterkubing 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025First competition: Kjeller Open 2025. A 18.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Norwegian Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2026 · 19 Jun 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Drammen Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Lierskogen Vinterkubing 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025
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.
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead once
- Niklas Aasen Eliasson — met in 61 rounds, never finished ahead
- Einar Martin Sandvik — met in 60 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.26 away.
Targets move as he improves.