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Kayden Norkunas
3×3 · top 19.7% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2025 · 2025NORK01
Kayden Norkunas has been competing for a year. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 13.62, set at Cubing in the Park Reno 2026, puts him in the top 19.7% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10,755th in the United States. Across 6 competitions since April 2025, he has put 180 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, an early reading from 9 counted rounds. That figure sets aside his 3 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.97 in April 2025 to 13.62, a 32% improvement. Kayden 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 | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 13.62 | 15.83 | top 19.7% | 10,755 / 60,666 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.21 | 9.19 | top 29.6% | 8,328 / 29,168 | |
| 4×4 | 54.14 | 1:02.35 | top 29.8% | 4,721 / 19,354 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 23.45 | 28.13 | top 30.1% | 3,935 / 15,900 | |
| 5×5 | 1:35.68 | 1:55.79 | top 32.1% | 2,568 / 9,537 | |
| 2×2 | 4.52 | 6.30 | top 33.2% | 13,429 / 41,674 | |
| Skewb | 7.05 | 9.20 | top 34.2% | 5,831 / 19,164 | |
| Megaminx | 1:41.94 | 1:59.78 | top 35.8% | 2,611 / 8,026 | |
| Clock | 16.44 | 27.83 | top 53.5% | 4,540 / 9,172 | |
| 6×6 | 3:35.57 | 4:00.67 | top 57.1% | 2,200 / 4,262 | |
| 7×7 | 5:26.23 | 6:11.24 | top 58.8% | 1,775 / 3,236 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,592 / 2,059 | |
| Square-1 | 1:17.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 6,327 / 6,846 |
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
- 20 Jun 2026First sub-15 3×3: 13.62 at Cubing in the Park Reno 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Cubing in the Park Reno 2026.
- 9 May 2026Eight personal bests in one day at Reno Spring 2026.
- 19 Oct 2025Six personal bests in one day at Reno Mini Fall 2025.
- 9 Aug 2025Eight personal bests in one day at Reno Summer 2025.
- 12 Apr 2025First competition: Nevada Championship 2025. A 22.00 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Cubing in the Park Reno 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Reno Spring 2026 · 9 May 2026 — 8 personal bests set
- West Coast Cubing Western FMC Championship 2026 · 25 Apr 2026
- Reno Mini Fall 2025 · 19 Oct 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Reno Summer 2025 · 9 Aug 2025 — 8 personal bests set
- Nevada Championship 2025 · 12 Apr 2025 — 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.
- Jason Ostdiek — met in 48 rounds, never finished ahead
- Michael Larsen — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
- Aria Querubin — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 40,277 people have one; it is 1.62 away.
- A sub-6 Pyraminx single — 26,233 people have one; it is 1.21 away.
Targets move as he improves.