People · Finland
Kari Schneeberg
2×2 · top 1.1% of 189,179 all-time · competing since February 2024 · 2024SCHN02
Kari Schneeberg has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.21, set at Finnish Championship 2026, puts him in the top 1.1% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 17th in Finland. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since February 2024, he has put 960 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 10 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 12.82 in February 2024 to 7.56, a 41% improvement. Kari has entered 13 competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.21 | 2.49 | top 1.1% | 17 / 683 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 10.53 | 16.03 | top 1.4% | 13 / 318 | |
| 3×3 | 7.56 | 9.19 | top 2.1% | 30 / 886 | |
| 4×4 | 30.37 | 37.60 | top 3.1% | 17 / 397 | |
| Pyraminx | 3.32 | 4.83 | top 4.8% | 51 / 558 | |
| Megaminx | 1:02.01 | 1:06.66 | top 11.1% | 34 / 193 | |
| 5×5 | 1:10.82 | 1:19.98 | top 12.2% | 38 / 236 | |
| Skewb | 4.64 | 7.99 | top 15.6% | 103 / 411 | |
| Square-1 | 17.20 | 24.53 | top 21.4% | 49 / 160 | |
| Clock | 9.48 | 10.89 | top 22.3% | 69 / 198 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 41 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 56 / 96 |
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
- 8 May 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Nine personal bests in one day at Kamppi Cube Weekend 2025.
- 6 Jun 2025Seven personal bests in one day at Pulmapelipäivät 2025.
- 10 May 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Oulu 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024First sub-10 3×3: 9.64 at Helsinki 2024.
Competitions
- Finnish Championship 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- Kamppi Cube Weekend 2025 · 29 Nov 2025 — 9 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2025 · 17 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Pulmapelipäivät 2025 · 6 Jun 2025 — 7 personal bests set
- Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Oulu 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Helsinki 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 7 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2024 · 17 Oct 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Deutsche Cube Days Helsinki 2024 · 6 Apr 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Kuopion Kuutiokemut 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummen Kuutionvääntelyt 2024 · 16 Feb 2024 — 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.
- Leo Alanen — met in 219 rounds, finished ahead 31 times
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 212 rounds, finished ahead 39 times
- Atilla Kopecky — met in 194 rounds, finished ahead 47 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.21 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 800 people have one; it is 0.53 away.
Targets move as he improves.