People · Denmark
Karl Taagaard Hansen
3×3 · top 0.97% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016HANS01
Karl Taagaard Hansen has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.64, set at WCA European Championship 2018, puts him in the top 0.97% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 22nd in Denmark. Until May 2011, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 21 competitions since January 2016, he has put 987 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 11% around a typical one, steadier than 85% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 22.95 in January 2016 to 6.64, a 71% improvement. Karl has entered 21 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 6.64 | 8.20 | top 0.97% | 22 / 1,198 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.84 | 5.99 | top 3.1% | 32 / 702 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 12.45 | 15.24 | top 3.6% | 23 / 380 | |
| 2×2 | 2.59 | 3.53 | top 9.8% | 134 / 906 | |
| 4×4 | 38.51 | 42.57 | top 10.3% | 46 / 468 | |
| Megaminx | 1:10.32 | 1:21.28 | top 15.8% | 37 / 232 | |
| Skewb | 4.69 | 8.60 | top 15.8% | 86 / 467 | |
| 5×5 | 1:21.90 | 1:27.10 | top 20.6% | 47 / 269 | |
| 6×6 | 2:46.80 | 3:03.45 | top 34.4% | 34 / 126 | |
| Square-1 | 32.08 | 35.19 | top 53.4% | 103 / 185 | |
| Clock | 31.49 | — | early days — 1 solve | 160 / 187 |
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
- 13 Apr 2019Four personal bests in one day at Hamburg International 2019.
- 19 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at WCA European Championship 2018.
- 27 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Generalforsamlingen 2018.
- 7 Oct 2017Three personal bests in one day at Kvissel Fall 2017.
- 1 Sep 2017Four personal bests in one day at German Nationals 2017.
- 25 Feb 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.32 at Hamburg Open 2017.
Competitions
- Hamburg International 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Danish Open 2018 · 15 Sep 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Dåstrup Sleepover 2018 · 10 Aug 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- WCA European Championship 2018 · 19 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Tårnby Cube Træf 2018 · 15 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Generalforsamlingen 2018 · 27 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Kirke Værløse Christmas Open 2017 · 2 Dec 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Kvissel Fall 2017 · 7 Oct 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Vestegnen Open 2017 · 10 Sep 2017
- German Nationals 2017 · 1 Sep 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017 · 13 Jul 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Kvissel Open 2017 · 17 Jun 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Danish Open 2017 · 19 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Kongens Lyngby Open 2017 · 8 Apr 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Hamburg Open 2017 · 25 Feb 2017 — 8 personal bests set
- Generalforsamlingen 2017 · 14 Jan 2017
- Tårnby Cube Træf 2016 · 19 Nov 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Vinderup Open 2016 · 8 Oct 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Danish Open 2016 · 10 Jun 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- Roskilde by Vote 2016 · 13 Mar 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Generalforsamlingen 2016 · 30 Jan 2016
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.
- Daniel Vædele Egdal — met in 177 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
- Martin Vædele Egdal — met in 177 rounds, finished ahead 3 times
- Rasmus Stub Detlefsen — met in 135 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.64 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.84 away.
Targets move as he improves.