People · Sweden
Mats Bergsten
3×3 blindfolded · top 13.5% of 12,178 all-time · competing since September 2008 · 2008BERG04
Mats Bergsten has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 3×3 blindfolded: a personal-best single of 1:01.47, set at Hallonbergen 2014, puts him in the top 13.5% of the 12,178 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 26th in Sweden. Across 41 competitions since September 2008, he has put 650 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 62% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 42.61 in December 2008 to 25.16, a 41% improvement. Mats has entered 41 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 blindfolded | 1:01.47 | 1:20.39 | top 13.5% | 26 / 159 | |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | 11 of 11 cubes · 53:07 | — | top 14.3% | 15 / 89 | |
| 4×4 blindfolded | 5:45.88 | 7:17.03 | top 27.4% | 11 / 52 | |
| 5×5 blindfolded | 13:28.00 | 15:22.00 | top 34.9% | 9 / 24 | |
| 3×3 | 25.16 | 31.68 | top 53.0% | 1,430 / 2,925 | |
| 2×2 | 6.85 | 13.21 | top 59.2% | 1,362 / 2,325 | |
| Clock | 20.16 | 24.38 | top 65.1% | 352 / 546 | |
| Square-1 | 46.77 | 1:13.15 | top 73.0% | 295 / 427 | |
| Pyraminx | 13.39 | 19.00 | top 75.0% | 1,367 / 1,730 | |
| 4×4 | 1:47.47 | 1:59.26 | top 75.2% | 717 / 1,120 | |
| Skewb | 16.47 | 26.52 | top 82.6% | 969 / 1,173 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 58.97 | 1:20.51 | top 83.3% | 672 / 868 | |
| 5×5 | 3:33.55 | 4:23.36 | top 87.2% | 455 / 562 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 58 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 155 / 168 | |
| 6×6 | 7:19.04 | 7:47.62 | top 96.1% | 228 / 249 | |
| 7×7 | 11:08.00 | 11:34.00 | top 97.8% | 192 / 206 | |
| Megaminx | 5:45.33 | 6:09.80 | top 98.0% | 553 / 564 |
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
- 14 Jun 2026Three personal bests in one day at Take Your Time Bergshamra 2026.
- 25 May 2026Three personal bests in one day at Uppsalaligan 5: Pouch - 2026.
- 17 Jan 2015First sub-30 3×3: 26.62 at Linkub 2015.
- 20 Sep 2014Three personal bests in one day at Swedish Championship 2014.
- 8 Mar 2014Three personal bests in one day at Hallonbergen 2014.
- 23 Feb 2013Three personal bests in one day at Bergshamra Blind 2013.
Competitions
- Stockholmsligan 2: Kex - 2026 · 27 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan 1: Nappar - 2026 · 6 Aug 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan 7: Peber - 2026 · 7 Jul 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Take Your Time Bergshamra 2026 · 14 Jun 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Uppsalaligan 5: Pouch - 2026 · 25 May 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan Mbili - Mbwa 2025 · 7 Oct 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan Moja - Ng'ombe 2025 · 10 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Uppsalaligan 1: Spin - 2025 · 21 Aug 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Swedish Blind Marathon 2025 · 2 Aug 2025
- Stockholmsligan Nane - Twiga 2025 · 17 Jun 2025 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Championship 2025 · 6 Jun 2025
- Stockholmsligan 279: Ett Hälsosamt Val - 2024 · 8 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan 295: En Andra Chans - 2024 · 24 Sep 2024
- Stockholmsligan 414: Kampen Börjar - 2024 · 27 Aug 2024
- Stockholmsligan 413: Kalle i Kubik - 2024 · 19 Jun 2024
- Swedish Decathlon Challenge 2019 · 22 Jun 2019
- Swedish Championship 2019 · 30 May 2019
- Swedish Championship 2018 · 11 May 2018
- Anders Larsson Memorial 2017 · 17 Sep 2017
- Swedish Championship 2017 · 26 May 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Flen New Year's Blind 2017 · 14 Jan 2017
- ÅF Swedish Cube Open 2016 · 15 Oct 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2015 · 5 Dec 2015 — 1 personal best set
- Luleå Open 2015 · 18 Apr 2015
- Linkub 2015 · 17 Jan 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2014 · 20 Sep 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Rubik's Cube European Championships 2014 · 8 Aug 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Stockholm Open 2014 · 3 May 2014 — 2 personal bests set
- Hallonbergen 2014 · 8 Mar 2014 — 3 personal bests set
- Stockholm Open 2013 · 30 Mar 2013
- Bergshamra Blind 2013 · 23 Feb 2013 — 3 personal bests set
- Swedish Cubedays 2011 · 26 Nov 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Championship 2011 · 17 Sep 2011 — 5 personal bests set
- Swedish Cubedays 2010 · 27 Nov 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Karlstad Open 2010 · 15 May 2010 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Cube Day competition 2009 · 5 Dec 2009 — 4 personal bests set
- Swedish Open 2009 · 5 Sep 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Västerås Open 2009 · 25 Apr 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Norrköping Open 2009 · 7 Feb 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Swedish Cube Day competition 2008 · 6 Dec 2008 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Open 2008 · 6 Sep 2008
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.
- Daniel Wallin — met in 141 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Simon Westlund — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 25 times
- Kåre Krig — met in 88 rounds, finished ahead 45 times
Next targets
- A sub-1:00 3×3 blindfolded single — 1,593 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
- A sub-5:00 4×4 blindfolded single — 474 people have one; it is 45.88 away.
Targets move as he improves.