People · United States
Kasper Jansson
3×3 · top 1.3% of 284,439 all-time · competing since November 2018 · 2018JANS05
Kasper Jansson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 6.94, set at Berkeley Fall 2024, puts him in the top 1.3% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 768th in the United States. Until November 2010, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 38 competitions since November 2018, he has put 1,477 official solves on the record across 14 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 61% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.42 in November 2018 to 6.94, a 74% improvement. Kasper has entered 38 competitions, more competitions than 99% 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 | 6.94 | 8.66 | top 1.3% | 768 / 59,724 | |
| Pyraminx | 2.59 | 4.88 | top 2.4% | 644 / 28,708 | |
| 4×4 | 30.38 | 33.35 | top 3.1% | 497 / 19,072 | |
| 6×6 | 1:37.04 | 1:41.34 | top 3.4% | 123 / 4,196 | |
| 5×5 | 55.33 | 1:00.18 | top 3.5% | 291 / 9,401 | |
| 7×7 | 2:35.26 | 2:43.74 | top 4.6% | 122 / 3,184 | |
| Megaminx | 52.71 | 59.27 | top 6.3% | 449 / 7,841 | |
| Square-1 | 10.49 | 14.48 | top 7.0% | 513 / 6,743 | |
| Skewb | 3.41 | 4.52 | top 7.2% | 1,117 / 18,907 | |
| 2×2 | 2.35 | 3.05 | top 7.5% | 2,957 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 15.30 | 17.96 | top 8.8% | 1,172 / 15,683 | |
| Clock | 7.58 | 9.00 | top 13.2% | 1,013 / 8,927 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 38 moves | 41.33 | early days — 3 solves | 879 / 2,040 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:39.70 | — | early days — 3 solves | 999 / 2,092 |
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 Aug 2026Five personal bests in one day at Davis Big Summer 2026.
- 16 Jul 2026Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026.
- 9 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Super Duper San Diego 2026.
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 4 Jun 2023Three personal bests in one day at Bay Area Speedcubin' 47 - Berkeley Pride 2023.
- 14 Jan 2023Five personal bests in one day at SacCubing XIII 2023.
Competitions
- Davis Big Summer 2026 · 8 Aug 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Roskilde by Night 2026 · 28 Mar 2026
- UCLA Spring 2026 · 15 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Super Duper San Diego 2026 · 9 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Benicia Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025
- Berkeley August Weekday 2025 · 27 Aug 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Rubik's WCA World Championship 2025 · 3 Jul 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Winter 2025 · 8 Feb 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Fall 2024 · 13 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2024 · 21 Apr 2024
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 58 - Berkeley 2024 · 17 Mar 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2023 · 18 Nov 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Davis Fall 2023 · 29 Oct 2023
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 52 - Belmont 2023 · 1 Oct 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 47 - Berkeley Pride 2023 · 4 Jun 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 45 - Berkeley Time 2023 · 23 Apr 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Berkeley Winter A 2023 · 21 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- SacCubing XIII 2023 · 14 Jan 2023 — 5 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 40 - San Ramon 2022 · 4 Dec 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2022 · 10 Sep 2022
- Berkeley Summer 2022 · 11 Jun 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 30 2022 · 17 Apr 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 29 PM 2022 · 3 Apr 2022 — 3 personal bests set
- SacCubing X 2021 · 13 Nov 2021 — 5 personal bests set
- SacCubing IX 2020 · 25 Jan 2020 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 21 2019 · 1 Dec 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2019 · 10 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 20 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Summer 2019 · 21 Sep 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 19 2019 · 18 Aug 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- SacCubing VII 2019 · 25 May 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 16 2019 · 11 May 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Berkeley Spring 2019 · 21 Apr 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 15 2019 · 10 Mar 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 14 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Berkeley Fall 2018 · 17 Nov 2018
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.
- Paul Mahvi — met in 230 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Varun Mohanraj — met in 201 rounds, finished ahead 28 times
- Mitchell Lane — met in 191 rounds, finished ahead 20 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.94 away.
- A sub-2 Pyraminx single — 1,476 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.