People · Finland
Jimi Helminen
Skewb · top 5.6% of 74,164 all-time · competing since September 2023 · 2023HELM02
Jimi Helminen has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 3.11, set at VERK XVIII 2026, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 74,164 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 46th in Finland. Until February 2014, no official Skewb solve in the world had been that fast. Across 16 competitions since September 2023, he has put 699 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 68% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His Skewb best has come down from 8.91 in April 2024 to 3.11, a 65% improvement. Jimi has entered 16 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 | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 3.11 | 5.82 | top 5.6% | 46 / 411 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.86 | 6.10 | top 7.0% | 71 / 558 | |
| 3×3 | 11.80 | 13.28 | top 13.3% | 171 / 886 | |
| 4×4 | 41.52 | 47.58 | top 14.0% | 75 / 397 | |
| 2×2 | 3.14 | 4.26 | top 16.0% | 190 / 683 | |
| Square-1 | 16.65 | 24.87 | top 20.2% | 48 / 160 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.80 | 1:32.12 | top 21.5% | 56 / 236 | |
| Megaminx | 1:20.72 | 1:23.36 | top 22.3% | 61 / 193 | |
| Clock | 9.72 | 12.26 | top 23.6% | 74 / 198 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 24.36 | 31.46 | top 32.6% | 120 / 318 | |
| 6×6 | 2:44.40 | 2:50.65 | top 33.3% | 46 / 119 | |
| 7×7 | 5:05.77 | — | early days — 2 solves | 55 / 102 |
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, Skewb. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 16 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2026.
- 19 Sep 2026Eight personal bests in one day at VERK XVIII 2026.
- 7 Mar 2026Three personal bests in one day at VERK XIII 2026.
- 24 Jan 2026Nine personal bests in one day at Maunulan Yhteiskoulun Kuutionvääntelyt 2026.
- 17 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2025.
- 4 Apr 2025First sub-15 3×3: 14.96 at Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2025.
Competitions
- Finnish Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- VERK XVIII 2026 · 19 Sep 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- VERK XIII 2026 · 7 Mar 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Maunulan Yhteiskoulun Kuutionvääntelyt 2026 · 24 Jan 2026 — 9 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2025 · 17 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- VERK VII 2025 · 26 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2025 · 4 Apr 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- VERK I 2025 · 2 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2024 · 17 Oct 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- The End of Autotalo Anime Adventure 2024 · 13 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Autotalo Anime Adventure X 2024 · 24 Aug 2024 — 6 personal bests set
- Autotalo Anime Adventure VII 2024 · 29 Jun 2024 — 8 personal bests set
- Deutsche Cube Days Helsinki 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024 · 16 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Autotalo Anime Adventure II 2023 · 14 Oct 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Puzzling at the Shopping Centre Plaza in Salo 2023 · 2 Sep 2023
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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 177 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Aarni Salakari — met in 158 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Luukas Lempinen — met in 157 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-3 Skewb single — 3,709 people have one; it is 0.11 away.
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,783 people have one; it is 0.86 away.
Targets move as he improves.