People · Denmark
Erik Balele Sortstjerne
2×2 · top 8.9% of 189,179 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022SORT01
Erik Balele Sortstjerne has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.49, set at Aarhus Spring 2024, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 121st in Denmark. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2022, he has put 145 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 17% around a typical one, an early reading from 6 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 5.29 in November 2022 to 2.49, a 53% improvement. Erik 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 | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.49 | 6.45 | top 8.9% | 121 / 917 | |
| Skewb | 4.81 | 9.11 | top 16.8% | 88 / 469 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.02 | 8.04 | top 20.2% | 188 / 711 | |
| Clock | 9.12 | 10.57 | top 20.5% | 42 / 192 | |
| 3×3 | 14.51 | 19.38 | top 22.8% | 291 / 1,215 | |
| Square-1 | 28.10 | 38.30 | top 46.0% | 90 / 192 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 36.06 | 56.48 | top 59.3% | 211 / 382 | |
| 4×4 | 1:30.94 | 1:43.85 | top 64.3% | 294 / 475 |
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, 2×2. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 15 Jun 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.51 at Aarhus Summer 2025.
- 17 Mar 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.00 at Aarhus Spring 2024.
- 17 Mar 2024Four personal bests in one day at Aarhus Spring 2024.
- 5 Nov 2022First competition: Aarhus Open 2022. A 20.45 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Aarhus Summer 2025 · 15 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Aarhus Spring 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Bjerringbro Open 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Aarhus Spring 2023 · 25 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Aarhus Open 2022 · 5 Nov 2022
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.
- Jakob Foged Lauritzen — met in 30 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Alberte Rosendal Overgaard — met in 29 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Mikkel Stang Birnum — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.49 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.81 away.
Targets move as he improves.