People · Norway
Håkon Stangnes
3×3 · top 3.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2025 · 2025STAN16
Håkon Stangnes has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.35, set at Norwegian Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 58th in Norway. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since November 2025, he has put 336 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 75% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.03 in November 2025 to 8.35, a 31% improvement. He has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% 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 | 8.35 | 11.83 | top 3.5% | 58 / 1,643 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 4.46 | top 7.5% | 112 / 1,217 | |
| 4×4 | 47.22 | 52.84 | top 21.2% | 111 / 596 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.08 | 9.55 | top 28.5% | 287 / 879 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.12 | 30.02 | top 29.2% | 141 / 521 | |
| Clock | 13.88 | 17.37 | top 43.3% | 96 / 243 | |
| Skewb | 8.70 | 13.10 | top 46.5% | 278 / 537 | |
| 5×5 | 1:58.36 | 2:27.01 | top 48.4% | 134 / 321 | |
| Megaminx | 2:43.25 | 3:18.22 | top 67.5% | 161 / 268 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:24.57 | — | early days — 1 solve | 73 / 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
- 14 Aug 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.35 at Norwegian Championship 2026.
- 30 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Lofoten Open 2026.
- 18 Apr 2026Four personal bests in one day at Drammen Open 2026.
- 17 Jan 2026Four personal bests in one day at Porten til Ishavet 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025First competition: Kjeller Open 2025. A 12.03 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Svalbard 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lofoten Open 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Drammen Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Porten til Ishavet 2026 · 17 Jan 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 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.
- Jacob Oliver Bruun — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Einar Martin Sandvik — met in 52 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Olav Norvin Borud — met in 50 rounds, finished ahead 36 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.