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Jonah Sandstrom
3×3 · top 3.4% of 284,439 all-time · competing since April 2024 · 2024SAND09
Jonah Sandstrom has been competing for 2 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.36, set at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026, puts him in the top 3.4% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,954th in the United States. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 3 competitions since April 2024, he has put 109 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.80 in April 2024 to 8.36, a 35% improvement. Jonah has entered three competitions, more competitions than 69% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.36 | 10.34 | top 3.4% | 1,954 / 59,724 | |
| 4×4 | 32.36 | 34.97 | top 4.5% | 711 / 19,072 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.32 | 6.14 | top 4.8% | 1,249 / 28,708 | |
| Megaminx | 1:34.94 | 1:35.47 | top 31.3% | 2,212 / 7,841 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.97 | 26.51 | top 31.4% | 4,074 / 15,683 | |
| Skewb | 7.74 | 9.33 | top 39.3% | 6,763 / 18,907 | |
| 5×5 | 1:46.30 | 1:51.26 | top 40.1% | 3,237 / 9,401 | |
| Clock | 17.49 | 19.05 | top 57.1% | 4,754 / 8,927 | |
| Square-1 | 38.28 | 55.11 | top 63.2% | 4,165 / 6,743 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-10 3×3: 8.36 at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026.
- 6 Apr 2024First competition: New Ulm Reboot 2024. A 13.18 3×3 single to start from.
- 6 Apr 2024Three personal bests in one day at New Ulm Reboot 2024.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubing on Lake Superior 2024 · 22 Sep 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- New Ulm Reboot 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Nathan Rahn — met in 22 rounds, finished ahead once
- Lisa Kucala — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Andrew Tyberg — met in 19 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.36 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 2.36 away.
Targets move as he improves.