People · Denmark
Malthe Petersen
Square-1 · top 2.9% of 25,272 all-time · competing since September 2025 · 2025PETE18
Malthe Petersen has been competing for 11 months. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 7.90, set at Aalborg Special 2026, puts him in the top 2.9% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 10th in Denmark. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 13 competitions since September 2025, he has put 604 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 14% around a typical one; 73% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 23.13 in September 2025 to 15.38, a 34% improvement. Malthe 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 | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 7.90 | 10.73 | top 2.9% | 10 / 185 | |
| 3×3 | 15.38 | 17.29 | top 25.7% | 315 / 1,198 | |
| Skewb | 6.44 | 11.15 | top 29.2% | 150 / 467 | |
| Clock | 10.85 | 12.66 | top 29.4% | 59 / 187 | |
| Pyraminx | 7.38 | 9.64 | top 31.0% | 263 / 702 | |
| 4×4 | 57.96 | 1:03.10 | top 34.3% | 145 / 468 | |
| Megaminx | 1:39.64 | 1:49.48 | top 34.4% | 74 / 232 | |
| 2×2 | 4.83 | 7.50 | top 37.2% | 378 / 906 | |
| 5×5 | 1:47.06 | 1:52.33 | top 40.5% | 97 / 269 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 27.95 | 39.06 | top 41.8% | 147 / 380 | |
| 6×6 | 3:34.63 | 3:40.47 | top 56.6% | 63 / 126 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 54 moves | 58.33 | early days — 3 solves | 88 / 96 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 9:41.00 | — | early days — 1 solve | 79 / 80 |
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
- 22 Aug 2026Four personal bests in one day at Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026.
- 15 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Dåstrup Diverse 2026.
- 20 Jun 2026Four personal bests in one day at Billund Open 2026.
- 30 May 2026Four personal bests in one day at Sydals Open 2026.
- 14 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Pi Cubing Hvidovre 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-20 3×3: 19.61 at Aarhus Winter 2026.
Competitions
- Nats Warm-Up Delmenhorst 2026 · 22 Aug 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Dåstrup Diverse 2026 · 15 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA European Championship 2026 · 16 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Billund Open 2026 · 20 Jun 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Sydals Open 2026 · 30 May 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Aalborg Spring 2026 · 16 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Speedcubing Aarhus Generalforsamling 2026 · 12 Apr 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Pi Cubing Hvidovre 2026 · 14 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Aalborg Special 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Aarhus Winter 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 6 personal bests set
- Aarhus Fall 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Hvidovre Liga III 2025 · 25 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Sej Sejere Sejs 2025 · 27 Sep 2025 — 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.
- Benjamin Bjerring Bach — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead 11 times
- Rasmus Stub Detlefsen — met in 91 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Daniel Anker Hermansen — met in 69 rounds, finished ahead 10 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 1.90 away.
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 69,493 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
Targets move as he improves.