People · Norway
Lars Lybeck Baatnes
Pyraminx · top 8.8% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2023 · 2023BAAT01
Lars Lybeck Baatnes has been competing for 3 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.22, set at Flatåsen Open 2024, puts him in the top 8.8% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 97th in Norway. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since May 2023, he has put 140 official solves on the record across six events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 55.27 in May 2023 to 13.60, a 75% improvement. Lars 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 | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.22 | 7.84 | top 8.8% | 97 / 865 | |
| 3×3 | 13.60 | 15.58 | top 19.6% | 306 / 1,609 | |
| 2×2 | 4.31 | 5.17 | top 30.5% | 375 / 1,202 | |
| 4×4 | 1:03.96 | 1:23.38 | top 40.6% | 213 / 590 | |
| Skewb | 8.35 | 10.77 | top 43.9% | 265 / 531 | |
| 5×5 | 2:08.41 | — | early days — 3 solves | 151 / 318 |
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
- 3 May 2025First sub-15 3×3: 13.60 at Flatåsen Open 2025.
- 19 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Kalvskinnet Kubing 2024.
- 15 Jun 2024First sub-20 3×3: 15.55 at Trondheim Friends 2024.
- 23 Feb 2024First sub-30 3×3: 26.09 at Flatåsen Open 2024.
- 5 May 2023First competition: Norwegian Championship 2023. A 55.27 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Flatåsen Open 2025 · 3 May 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Trondheim Play 2025 · 3 Mar 2025
- Kalvskinnet Kubing 2024 · 19 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Trondheim Friends 2024 · 15 Jun 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Flatåsen Open 2024 · 23 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2023 · 5 May 2023
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.
- Julian Giæver-Engesmo — met in 29 rounds, never finished ahead
- Einar Martin Sandvik — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Andreas Nessan — met in 28 rounds, finished ahead 5 times
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.22 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 1.60 away.
Targets move as he improves.