People · Iceland
Magnús Freyr Björnsson
2×2 · top 4.8% of 189,179 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BJOR01
Magnús Freyr Björnsson has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 2.01, set at Reykjavík Windy Open 2023, puts him in the top 4.8% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 11th in Iceland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 6 competitions since April 2023, he has put 206 official solves on the record across seven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 17.91 in April 2023 to 11.61, a 35% improvement. He 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 | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 2.01 | 3.93 | top 4.8% | 11 / 152 | |
| 3×3 | 11.61 | 15.13 | top 12.6% | 20 / 202 | |
| 4×4 | 56.12 | 1:01.86 | top 32.2% | 18 / 68 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 35.48 | 40.59 | top 58.2% | 31 / 58 | |
| Pyraminx | 10.86 | — | early days — 3 solves | 63 / 101 | |
| Clock | 19.51 | 30.62 | top 63.2% | 14 / 23 | |
| 5×5 | 2:45.96 | 3:15.26 | top 73.1% | 29 / 43 |
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
- 16 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið 2026.
- 21 Mar 2025First sub-15 3×3: 11.94 at Iceland Open 2025.
- 25 Nov 2023Three personal bests in one day at Reykjavík Windy Open 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023First competition: Iceland Open 2023. A 17.91 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Íslandsmótið 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2025 · 30 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2025 · 21 Mar 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Reykjavík Windy Open 2023 · 25 Nov 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2023 · 15 Sep 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2023 · 22 Apr 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.
- Óskar Pétursson — met in 43 rounds, finished ahead once
- Stefán Dagur Pálmason — met in 39 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Ramita Selma Rattanaprathum — met in 36 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.01 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 1.61 away.
Targets move as he improves.