People · Norway
Magnus Iversen Birkenes
Pyraminx · top 7.6% of 129,321 all-time · competing since January 2017 · 2017BIRK01
Magnus Iversen Birkenes has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.99, set at Trondheim Euro Qualifiers 2022, puts him in the top 7.6% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 84th in Norway. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since January 2017, he has put 353 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 19.15 in January 2017 to 10.35, a 46% improvement. Magnus has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.99 | 7.29 | top 7.6% | 84 / 865 | |
| 3×3 | 10.35 | 12.69 | top 8.5% | 143 / 1,609 | |
| 2×2 | 2.46 | 4.07 | top 8.5% | 126 / 1,202 | |
| Skewb | 4.22 | 8.45 | top 12.4% | 75 / 531 | |
| 4×4 | 42.96 | 49.48 | top 15.7% | 78 / 590 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.72 | 26.63 | top 19.8% | 91 / 513 | |
| 5×5 | 1:42.79 | 1:51.42 | top 37.4% | 96 / 318 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 2:55.53 | — | top 51.2% | 44 / 93 | |
| Square-1 | 37.03 | 42.99 | top 61.4% | 99 / 153 | |
| Megaminx | 2:35.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 147 / 262 | |
| Clock | 20.81 | 28.05 | top 67.1% | 152 / 241 |
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 Jun 2022Nine personal bests in one day at Trondheim Euro Qualifiers 2022.
- 5 Mar 2022Five personal bests in one day at Flatåsen Open 2022.
- 29 Feb 2020Five personal bests in one day at Flatåsen Open 2020.
- 4 Oct 2019Five personal bests in one day at Nidaros Cubing 2019.
- 7 Jun 2019First sub-15 3×3: 14.20 at Trondheim Parity Open 2019.
- 7 Jun 2019Three personal bests in one day at Trondheim Parity Open 2019.
Competitions
- That's Odd Trondheim 2022 · 4 Nov 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Trondheim Euro Qualifiers 2022 · 3 Jun 2022 — 9 personal bests set
- Flatåsen Open 2022 · 5 Mar 2022 — 5 personal bests set
- Flatåsen Open 2020 · 29 Feb 2020 — 5 personal bests set
- Nidaros Cubing 2019 · 4 Oct 2019 — 5 personal bests set
- Trondheim Parity Open 2019 · 7 Jun 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2019 · 29 Mar 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Trondheim Winter 2017 · 21 Jan 2017 — 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.
- Celine Tran — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 65 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- Ole Nikolai Gjerset — met in 61 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.99 away.
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,172 people have one; it is 0.35 away.
Targets move as he improves.