People · Iceland
Ísak Eldur Gunnarsson
2×2 · top 3.6% of 189,179 all-time · competing since January 2019 · 2019GUNN01
Ísak Eldur Gunnarsson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.79, set at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024, puts him in the top 3.6% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 6th in Iceland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 7 competitions since January 2019, he has put 307 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 46.49 in January 2019 to 15.15, a 67% improvement. He has entered seven competitions, more competitions than 88% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.79 | 4.84 | top 3.6% | 6 / 152 | |
| Skewb | 4.24 | 7.08 | top 12.6% | 8 / 67 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.37 | 11.39 | top 22.8% | 30 / 101 | |
| 3×3 | 15.15 | 18.14 | top 25.0% | 47 / 202 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.61 | 38.11 | top 58.5% | 32 / 58 | |
| 4×4 | 1:36.85 | 1:40.01 | top 68.6% | 47 / 68 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.71 | 2:47.85 | top 69.0% | 24 / 43 | |
| Square-1 | 47.17 | 1:07.92 | top 73.4% | 21 / 28 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026Six personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið 2026.
- 14 Sep 2024First sub-20 3×3: 18.34 at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024.
- 14 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024.
- 22 Apr 2023Six personal bests in one day at Iceland Open 2023.
- 2 Dec 2022Four personal bests in one day at Icelandic Nationals 2022.
- 7 Mar 2020Four personal bests in one day at Iceland Open 2020.
Competitions
- Íslandsmótið 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2022 · 2 Dec 2022 — 4 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2019 · 24 Aug 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Lights of Reykjavik 2019 · 4 Jan 2019
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.
- Óðinn Logi Gunnarsson — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Óskar Pétursson — met in 64 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kári Einarsson — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 8,121 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.