People · Spain
Jan Nilsson González
3×3 · top 4.5% of 284,439 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023GONZ34
Jan Nilsson González has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.84, set at Kārķi Open 2026, puts him in the top 4.5% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 188th in Spain. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 15 competitions since May 2023, he has put 407 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.68 in May 2023 to 8.84, a 17% improvement. Jan has entered 15 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Spain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.84 | 10.73 | top 4.5% | 188 / 5,141 | |
| 4×4 | 34.91 | 39.92 | top 6.6% | 89 / 1,762 | |
| 5×5 | 1:02.44 | 1:10.48 | top 6.9% | 42 / 863 | |
| 2×2 | 2.64 | 4.62 | top 10.3% | 411 / 3,845 | |
| 6×6 | 2:13.05 | 2:30.14 | top 16.9% | 43 / 316 | |
| 7×7 | 3:57.12 | 4:05.53 | top 29.5% | 64 / 260 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.95 | 29.54 | top 34.1% | 377 / 1,315 | |
| Megaminx | 1:52.40 | 2:17.78 | top 41.7% | 290 / 874 |
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
- 26 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Kārķi Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at Parets Open 2026.
- 28 Aug 2025Four personal bests in one day at Kārķi Open 2025.
- 5 Apr 2025Three personal bests in one day at Mallorca Open 2025.
- 27 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at Mallorca Open 2024.
- 29 Jul 2023First sub-10 3×3: 9.51 at Piera Open 2023.
Competitions
- Kārķi Open 2026 · 26 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Mallorca Open 2026 · 25 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Parets Open 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2025 · 6 Dec 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Calvià Open 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kārķi Open 2025 · 28 Aug 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Mallorca Open 2025 · 5 Apr 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Parets Open 2025 · 1 Feb 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2024 · 25 Jul 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Mallorca Open 2024 · 27 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Parets Open 2024 · 3 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Spanish Championship 2023 · 8 Dec 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Minyons de Terrassa Open 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Piera Open 2023 · 29 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- X-Madrid Open 2023 · 27 May 2023 — 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.
- Liam Nilsson González — met in 59 rounds, finished ahead 19 times · head to head
- Artur Udatsnoi — met in 57 rounds, finished ahead 33 times
- Marc Serra Torres — met in 56 rounds, finished ahead 53 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 4.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.