People · Iceland
Karl Þorláksson
3×3 · top 17.9% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2011 · 2011THOR01
Karl Þorláksson has been competing for 16 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.15, set at Iceland Open 2012, puts him in the top 17.9% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 35th in Iceland. Across 6 competitions since January 2011, he has put 185 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 93% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.84 in January 2011 to 13.15, a 30% improvement. Karl has entered six competitions, more competitions than 86% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.15 | 18.12 | top 17.9% | 35 / 196 | |
| 2×2 | 4.71 | 7.04 | top 35.6% | 48 / 150 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.97 | 16.56 | top 35.9% | 42 / 99 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 43 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 4 / 9 | |
| 4×4 | 1:27.97 | 1:42.40 | top 62.1% | 41 / 66 | |
| Square-1 | 38.15 | 44.41 | top 63.0% | 15 / 27 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 45.66 | 54.78 | top 72.3% | 40 / 56 | |
| Skewb | 13.90 | 21.89 | top 74.4% | 47 / 64 | |
| 5×5 | 3:19.03 | 3:51.28 | top 83.8% | 34 / 42 | |
| Clock | 37.58 | — | early days — 2 solves | 19 / 23 | |
| Megaminx | 4:38.55 | — | early days — 2 solves | 25 / 27 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:31.73 | — | early days — 1 solve | 7 / 7 |
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
- 9 Jun 2012First sub-15 3×3: 14.15 at Iceland Open 2012.
- 9 Jun 2012Five personal bests in one day at Iceland Open 2012.
- 22 Jan 2011First competition: Helsinki Open 2011. A 18.84 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2025 · 30 Aug 2025
- Icelandic Nationals 2023 · 15 Sep 2023
- Icelandic Nationals 2022 · 2 Dec 2022
- Iceland Open 2014 · 14 Jun 2014
- Iceland Open 2012 · 9 Jun 2012 — 5 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2011 · 22 Jan 2011
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.
- Hilmar Magnusson — met in 23 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Einar Andersen — met in 15 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
- Guðmundur Garðar Árnason — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.15 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.71 away.
Targets move as he improves.