People · Norway
Magnus Morud Vaagen
3×3 · top 5.6% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2012 · 2012VAAG01
Magnus Morud Vaagen has been competing for 15 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.28, set at Norwegian Championship 2017, puts him in the top 5.6% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 100th in Norway. Until February 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since February 2012, he has put 468 official solves on the record across ten events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 52% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.47 in February 2012 to 9.28, a 60% improvement. Magnus has entered 13 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 | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.28 | 13.59 | top 5.6% | 100 / 1,643 | |
| 2×2 | 3.28 | 5.35 | top 17.6% | 236 / 1,217 | |
| Pyraminx | 6.68 | 10.96 | top 25.3% | 263 / 879 | |
| 4×4 | 1:05.15 | 1:11.14 | top 42.0% | 228 / 596 | |
| Skewb | 8.69 | 10.04 | top 46.4% | 277 / 537 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 30.77 | 42.55 | top 48.5% | 221 / 521 | |
| Megaminx | 2:51.08 | 3:02.97 | top 70.8% | 171 / 268 | |
| 5×5 | 2:44.68 | 3:21.70 | top 72.6% | 206 / 321 | |
| Clock | 34.75 | 40.94 | top 89.5% | 219 / 243 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 56 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 111 / 119 |
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
- 18 Mar 2017First sub-10 3×3: 9.28 at Norwegian Championship 2017.
- 24 Oct 2015Three personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2015.
- 15 Nov 2014Three personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2014.
- 8 Mar 2014Three personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2014.
- 16 Mar 2013Six personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2013.
- 24 Nov 2012Three personal bests in one day at Trondheim Cube Day 2012.
Competitions
- Flatåsen Open 2023 · 24 Feb 2023
- That's Odd Trondheim 2022 · 4 Nov 2022
- Norwegian Championship 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 1 personal best set
- Kjeller Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2014 · 15 Nov 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Oslo 3x3 2013 · 17 Jun 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Norwegian Championship 2013 · 16 Mar 2013 — 6 personal bests set
- INSPIRIA Cube Day 2013 · 26 Jan 2013
- Trondheim Cube Day 2012 · 24 Nov 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Oslo Fall 2012 · 23 Sep 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Vårgårda Open 2012 · 21 Jul 2012 — 3 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2012 · 18 Feb 2012 — 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.
- Ole Nikolai Gjerset — met in 96 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- Vidar Norstein Klungre — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 13 times
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 92 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.28 away.
- A sub-3 2×2 single — 27,049 people have one; it is 0.28 away.
Targets move as he improves.