People · Norway
Herman Josten Øfsti
3×3 · top 3.4% of 288,433 all-time · competing since November 2021 · 2021OFST01
Herman Josten Øfsti has been competing for 5 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.34, set at Norwegian Championship 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 57th in Norway. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since November 2021, he has put 444 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.94 in November 2021 to 8.34, a 75% improvement. Herman has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% 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 | 8.34 | 9.81 | top 3.4% | 57 / 1,643 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.27 | 10.05 | top 4.6% | 53 / 879 | |
| 2×2 | 2.41 | 3.59 | top 8.1% | 123 / 1,217 | |
| 4×4 | 38.99 | 42.63 | top 11.0% | 55 / 596 | |
| Skewb | 4.24 | 8.21 | top 12.6% | 76 / 537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.95 | 30.10 | top 31.5% | 147 / 521 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 45 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 81 / 119 |
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 2026Four personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2026.
- 19 Jun 2026First sub-10 3×3: 9.21 at Oslo Open 2026.
- 19 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Oslo Open 2026.
- 21 Feb 2026Six personal bests in one day at Lierskogen Vinterkubing 2026.
- 8 Nov 2025Three personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2025.
- 22 Jul 2022Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2022.
Competitions
- Bergen Open 2026 · 10 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2026 · 19 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Nittedal Mental Breakdown Spring 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Drammen Open 2026 · 18 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Lierskogen Vinterkubing 2026 · 21 Feb 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2022 · 14 Oct 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Oslo Open 2022 · 24 Jun 2022
- Romerike Easter Open 2022 · 9 Apr 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Flatåsen Open 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2021 · 12 Nov 2021
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.
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Stian Nystad Østli — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Filip Nilsen — met in 83 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.34 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.