People · Sweden
Joar Mellström
3×3 · top 3.8% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2010 · 2010MELL01
Joar Mellström has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.50, set at Swedish Cubedays 2010, puts him in the top 3.8% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 123rd in Sweden. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since May 2010, he has put 219 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 84% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 4 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.31 in May 2010 to 8.50, a 44% improvement. Joar has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.50 | 9.88 | top 3.8% | 123 / 2,948 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.44 | 11.42 | top 9.9% | 235 / 1,743 | |
| 2×2 | 2.91 | 4.11 | top 13.3% | 376 / 2,338 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 22.44 | 24.47 | top 27.3% | 236 / 870 | |
| Megaminx | 1:31.09 | 1:42.12 | top 29.0% | 150 / 569 | |
| 4×4 | 54.43 | 1:05.00 | top 30.2% | 267 / 1,123 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 3 solves | 65 / 171 | |
| Square-1 | 33.46 | 39.29 | top 56.0% | 226 / 430 | |
| 5×5 | 2:28.41 | 2:39.65 | top 65.1% | 319 / 567 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:37.19 | — | early days — 1 solve | 148 / 160 |
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
- 12 Feb 2011Nine personal bests in one day at Norwegian Open 2011.
- 27 Nov 2010Six personal bests in one day at Swedish Cubedays 2010.
- 1 Oct 2010Six personal bests in one day at European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010.
- 11 Sep 2010First sub-15 3×3: 9.97 at Swedish Open 2010.
- 11 Sep 2010First sub-10 3×3: 9.97 at Swedish Open 2010.
- 11 Sep 2010Four personal bests in one day at Swedish Open 2010.
Competitions
- Norwegian Open 2011 · 12 Feb 2011 — 9 personal bests set
- Swedish Cubedays 2010 · 27 Nov 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- European Rubik's Cube Championship 2010 · 1 Oct 2010 — 6 personal bests set
- Swedish Open 2010 · 11 Sep 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Karlstad Open 2010 · 15 May 2010 — 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.
- Simon Westlund — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Morten Arborg — met in 42 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Gunnar Krig — met in 41 rounds, finished ahead 12 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.50 away.
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 10,050 people have one; it is 0.44 away.
Targets move as he improves.