People · Iceland
Magnús Thor Holloway
3×3 · top 8.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since December 2022 · 2022HOLL06
Magnús Thor Holloway has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.23, set at Iceland Open 2023, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 13th in Iceland. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 5 competitions since December 2022, he has put 306 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 97% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. He has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.23 | 12.67 | top 8.2% | 13 / 202 | |
| 2×2 | 2.72 | 5.29 | top 11.2% | 21 / 152 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 33 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 2 / 12 | |
| 4×4 | 50.11 | 53.73 | top 25.0% | 10 / 68 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 26.10 | 30.21 | top 37.2% | 17 / 58 | |
| Skewb | 7.70 | 10.85 | top 39.1% | 29 / 67 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.20 | 13.71 | top 46.6% | 53 / 101 | |
| 5×5 | 2:02.44 | 2:21.82 | top 50.9% | 15 / 43 | |
| Square-1 | 33.26 | 44.12 | top 55.6% | 12 / 28 | |
| Clock | 26.43 | 30.38 | top 79.2% | 17 / 23 | |
| 6×6 | 5:22.42 | 5:43.33 | top 85.6% | 15 / 19 | |
| Megaminx | 3:38.51 | 3:52.62 | top 85.7% | 21 / 29 | |
| 7×7 | 8:59.42 | — | early days — 2 solves | 14 / 16 |
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 2026Seven personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið 2026.
- 14 Sep 2024Five personal bests in one day at Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024.
- 15 Sep 2023Six personal bests in one day at Icelandic Nationals 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Iceland Open 2023.
- 2 Dec 2022First competition: Icelandic Nationals 2022. A 12.58 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Íslandsmótið 2026 · 16 Oct 2026 — 7 personal bests set
- Íslandsmótið í Töfrateningum 2024 · 14 Sep 2024 — 5 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2023 · 15 Sep 2023 — 6 personal bests set
- Iceland Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2022 · 2 Dec 2022 — 2 personal bests 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.
- Óskar Pétursson — met in 71 rounds, finished ahead once
- Óðinn Logi Gunnarsson — met in 70 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
- Kári Einarsson — met in 46 rounds, finished ahead 15 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.72 away.
Targets move as he improves.