People · Norway
Finn Einar Brandsen
Pyraminx · top 3.9% of 130,891 all-time · competing since November 2022 · 2022BRAN12
Finn Einar Brandsen has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.08, set at Flatåsen Open 2023, puts him in the top 3.9% of the 130,891 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 42nd in Norway. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since November 2022, he has put 325 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.24 in November 2022 to 9.45, a 38% improvement. Finn 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.08 | 6.20 | top 3.9% | 42 / 879 | |
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 10.74 | top 6.0% | 110 / 1,643 | |
| 2×2 | 2.45 | 3.41 | top 8.5% | 125 / 1,217 | |
| Skewb | 3.77 | 7.92 | top 9.4% | 55 / 537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.01 | 24.29 | top 15.2% | 61 / 521 | |
| 4×4 | 56.62 | 1:12.37 | top 32.7% | 176 / 596 | |
| Megaminx | 1:37.20 | 1:57.08 | top 32.9% | 64 / 268 | |
| Square-1 | 23.09 | 39.94 | top 35.0% | 59 / 154 | |
| Clock | 15.57 | 18.99 | top 50.2% | 110 / 243 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 46 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 84 / 119 | |
| 5×5 | 3:30.92 | — | top 86.7% | 255 / 321 |
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
- 13 Oct 2023Four personal bests in one day at Bartebyen 2023.
- 1 Sep 2023Four personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2023.
- 4 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.45 at Trondheim Cube Week 2023.
- 4 Jul 2023Nine personal bests in one day at Trondheim Cube Week 2023.
- 24 Feb 2023First sub-15 3×3: 10.65 at Flatåsen Open 2023.
- 24 Feb 2023Four personal bests in one day at Flatåsen Open 2023.
Competitions
- Bartebyen 2023 · 13 Oct 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2023 · 1 Sep 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Trondheim Cube Week 2023 · 4 Jul 2023 — 9 personal bests set
- Flatåsen Open 2023 · 24 Feb 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- That's Odd Trondheim 2022 · 4 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.
- Niklas Aasen Eliasson — met in 73 rounds, finished ahead once
- Anders Barhaugen — met in 72 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Filip Nilsen — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.45 away.
Targets move as he improves.