People · Iceland
Hilmar Magnusson
3×3 · top 7.0% of 284,439 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009MAGN02
Hilmar Magnusson has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.83, set at Norwegian Championship 2016, puts him in the top 7.0% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Iceland. Until October 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 17 competitions since February 2009, he has put 822 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 16.93 in February 2009 to 9.83, a 42% improvement. Hilmar has entered 17 competitions, more competitions than 96% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.83 | 11.97 | top 7.0% | 8 / 196 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.80 | 21.78 | top 9.8% | 3 / 56 | |
| 4×4 | 41.92 | 48.24 | top 14.4% | 4 / 66 | |
| 2×2 | 3.27 | 5.40 | top 17.4% | 33 / 150 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 32 moves | — | top 20.4% | 1 / 9 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.69 | 12.71 | top 25.4% | 33 / 99 | |
| 5×5 | 1:30.65 | 1:44.08 | top 27.8% | 4 / 42 | |
| Megaminx | 1:48.81 | 1:56.30 | top 39.7% | 7 / 27 | |
| Square-1 | 32.36 | 46.43 | top 53.9% | 9 / 27 | |
| Clock | 19.56 | 38.80 | top 63.3% | 15 / 23 | |
| 7×7 | 7:27.65 | 7:34.91 | early days — 3 solves | 10 / 14 | |
| 6×6 | 5:47.75 | 6:01.75 | early days — 3 solves | 15 / 18 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:31.44 | — | early days — 3 solves | 5 / 7 | |
| Skewb | 34.63 | 46.90 | top 98.3% | 63 / 64 |
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
- 4 Mar 2016First sub-10 3×3: 9.83 at Norwegian Championship 2016.
- 9 Jun 2012Three personal bests in one day at Iceland Open 2012.
- 18 Jun 2011Four personal bests in one day at Vårgårda Open 2011.
- 12 Feb 2011Six personal bests in one day at Norwegian Open 2011.
- 22 Jan 2011Seven personal bests in one day at Helsinki Open 2011.
- 1 Oct 2010Five personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010.
Competitions
- Norwegian Championship 2016 · 4 Mar 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Berlin Summer Cube Day 2015 · 21 Jun 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Trondheim Fall 2014 · 8 Nov 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Trondheim Cube Day 2012 · 24 Nov 2012
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2012 · 12 Oct 2012 — 1 personal best set
- Iceland Open 2012 · 9 Jun 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Berlin Open 2012 · 12 May 2012 — 1 personal best set
- German Nationals 2011 · 10 Dec 2011
- Vårgårda Open 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Norwegian Open 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 6 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2011 · 22 Jan 2011 — 7 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 5 personal bests set
- Karlstad Open 2010 · 15 May 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Norwegian Open 2010 · 13 Feb 2010 — 7 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2009 · 9 Oct 2009 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwegian Open 2009 · 14 Feb 2009 — 1 personal best 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.
- Daniel Gloppestad Bajer — met in 94 rounds, finished ahead 19 times
- Kristian Muggerud — met in 85 rounds, finished ahead 68 times
- Morten Arborg — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 1.83 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 one-handed single — 5,987 people have one; it is 0.80 away.
Targets move as he improves.