People · Sweden
Ludvig Sahlström
2×2 · top 0.72% of 186,767 all-time · competing since October 2012 · 2012SAHL01
Ludvig Sahlström has been competing for 14 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.08, set at Huddinge Cube Day 2014, puts him in the top 0.72% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 40th in Sweden. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since October 2012, he has put 342 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 53% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.15 in October 2012 to 11.90, a 38% improvement. Ludvig has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.08 | 3.64 | top 0.72% | 40 / 2,325 | |
| 3×3 | 11.90 | 14.05 | top 13.6% | 354 / 2,925 | |
| Skewb | 4.49 | 7.55 | top 14.4% | 209 / 1,173 | |
| 4×4 | 53.84 | 58.86 | top 29.3% | 258 / 1,120 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.34 | 9.70 | top 30.7% | 623 / 1,730 | |
| 5×5 | 2:03.68 | 2:07.27 | top 51.5% | 253 / 562 | |
| Megaminx | 2:25.44 | 3:23.58 | top 59.0% | 289 / 564 | |
| Square-1 | 41.43 | 57.92 | top 67.2% | 274 / 427 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.50 | 56.64 | top 79.7% | 636 / 868 | |
| 7×7 | 7:13.62 | — | top 82.3% | 156 / 206 | |
| 6×6 | 5:14.66 | — | top 84.1% | 189 / 249 |
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
- 11 Oct 2014Three personal bests in one day at LeanNova Cube Day 2014.
- 20 Sep 2014Four personal bests in one day at Swedish Championship 2014.
- 8 Aug 2014Three personal bests in one day at Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014.
- 3 May 2014Five personal bests in one day at Stockholm Open 2014.
- 8 Feb 2014Three personal bests in one day at Linkub 2014.
- 23 Nov 2013First sub-15 3×3: 13.86 at Swedish Cube Days 2013.
Competitions
- Huddinge Cube Day 2014 · 27 Dec 2014 — 1 personal best set
- LeanNova Cube Day 2014 · 11 Oct 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 4 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014 · 8 Aug 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Stockholm Open 2014 · 3 May 2014 — 5 personal bests set
- Hallonbergen 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Linkub 2014 · 8 Feb 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Swedish Cube Days 2013 · 23 Nov 2013 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2013 · 14 Sep 2013 — 5 personal bests set
- Stockholm Open 2013 · 30 Mar 2013 — 2 personal bests set
- Bergshamra Blind 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Championship 2012 · 6 Oct 2012
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.
- Anders Berggren — met in 87 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Albin Sten — met in 64 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Simon Westlund — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead twice
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.08 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.