People · Norway
Espen Brokvam
3×3 · top 3.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since September 2015 · 2015BROK01
Espen Brokvam has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.30, set at Brisbane Spring 2015, puts him in the top 3.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 55th in Norway. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 2 competitions since September 2015, he has put 85 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 5 counted rounds. Espen has entered two competitions.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.30 | 11.47 | top 3.3% | 55 / 1,609 | |
| 2×2 | 2.96 | 4.10 | top 13.8% | 196 / 1,202 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.34 | 6.45 | top 15.4% | 175 / 865 | |
| 4×4 | 49.85 | 58.34 | top 24.5% | 132 / 590 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 21.71 | 22.57 | top 25.2% | 122 / 513 | |
| Square-1 | 24.94 | 33.51 | top 39.0% | 64 / 153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.90 | 1:52.93 | top 40.5% | 108 / 318 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 5:01.45 | — | early days — 1 solve | 67 / 93 |
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
- 30 Jun 2018Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Winter 2018.
- 19 Sep 2015First competition: Brisbane Spring 2015. A 12.22 3×3 single to start from.
- 19 Sep 2015First sub-10 3×3: 8.30 at Brisbane Spring 2015.
- 19 Sep 2015Three personal bests in one day at Brisbane Spring 2015.
Competitions
- Brisbane Winter 2018 · 30 Jun 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Brisbane Spring 2015 · 19 Sep 2015 — 3 personal bests set
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 Ivanhoe — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Haydn McLennan — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Bryce Ballam — met in 10 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.30 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.96 away.
Targets move as he improves.