People · Sweden
Gustav Elmen
2×2 · top 36.1% of 186,767 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023ELME01
Gustav Elmen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 4.75, set at Svealandsmästerskapet 2024, puts him in the top 36.1% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,057th in Sweden. Across 8 competitions since September 2023, he has put 127 official solves on the record across five events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 8 counted rounds. His 2×2 best has come down from 13.30 in November 2023 to 4.75, a 64% improvement. Gustav has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 4.75 | 6.96 | top 36.1% | 1,057 / 2,325 | |
| 3×3 | 26.14 | 30.22 | top 55.1% | 1,591 / 2,925 | |
| Pyraminx | 11.03 | 16.69 | top 60.8% | 1,137 / 1,730 | |
| Skewb | 14.12 | 17.79 | top 75.2% | 878 / 1,173 | |
| 4×4 | 2:38.76 | — | early days — 3 solves | 1,015 / 1,120 |
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
- 24 Jun 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.14 at Uppsalaligan 6: O2 - 2024.
- 22 Sep 2023First competition: Glasgow Autumn 2023. A 46.04 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Nordic & Swedish Championship 2026 · 1 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Championship 2025 · 6 Jun 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Svealandsmästerskapet 2024 · 6 Sep 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Uppsalaligan 6: O2 - 2024 · 24 Jun 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Glasgow Spring 2024 · 2 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Edinburgh Winter 2024 · 27 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Aberdeen Autumn 2023 · 4 Nov 2023
- Glasgow Autumn 2023 · 22 Sep 2023
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.
- Kyle Kayden Renatus — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead once
- Klas Klöfver — met in 18 rounds, finished ahead once
- Daniel Wallin — met in 18 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-25 3×3 single — 149,621 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
Targets move as he improves.