People · Norway
Mikkel Svartveit
2×2 · top 0.23% of 186,767 all-time · competing since November 2014 · 2014SVAR02
Mikkel Svartveit has been competing for 12 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.80, set at Sandnes Open 2016, puts him in the top 0.23% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 4th in Norway. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 22 competitions since November 2014, he has put 1,377 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 14.29 in November 2014 to 7.96, a 44% improvement. Mikkel has entered 22 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Norway | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 0.80 | 2.22 | top 0.23% | 4 / 1,202 | |
| 3×3 | 7.96 | 9.49 | top 2.7% | 51 / 1,609 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 14.27 | 17.07 | top 6.6% | 35 / 513 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.05 | 7.07 | top 7.9% | 88 / 865 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 28 moves | — | top 9.9% | 16 / 117 | |
| Skewb | 4.12 | 6.49 | top 11.7% | 72 / 531 | |
| 4×4 | 39.91 | 46.92 | top 12.0% | 62 / 590 | |
| Clock | 11.27 | 12.35 | top 31.5% | 69 / 241 | |
| Square-1 | 25.80 | 38.96 | top 40.9% | 66 / 153 | |
| 5×5 | 1:49.88 | 2:02.01 | top 42.5% | 115 / 318 | |
| Megaminx | 3:09.08 | — | early days — 2 solves | 187 / 262 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:59.08 | — | early days — 3 solves | 79 / 93 |
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
- 1 Sep 2018Four personal bests in one day at Fredrikstad Open 2018.
- 6 Apr 2018Four personal bests in one day at Norwegian Championship 2018.
- 13 Jan 2018Three personal bests in one day at VI QB'er 2018.
- 4 Nov 2017Four personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2017.
- 22 Oct 2016Three personal bests in one day at Kjeller Open 2016.
- 17 Sep 2016Six personal bests in one day at Sandnes Open 2016.
Competitions
- Bay Area Speedcubin' 53 - Berkeley 2023 · 14 Oct 2023
- Norwegian Championship 2023 · 5 May 2023
- Julekubing 2022 · 28 Dec 2022
- That's Odd Trondheim 2022 · 4 Nov 2022
- Norwegian Championship 2022 · 22 Jul 2022
- Flatåsen Open 2022 · 5 Mar 2022
- Kjeller Open 2019 · 2 Nov 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2018 · 20 Oct 2018 — 1 personal best set
- Fredrikstad Open 2018 · 1 Sep 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Lier Open 2018 · 16 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2018 · 6 Apr 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- VI QB'er 2018 · 13 Jan 2018 — 3 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2017 · 4 Nov 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2017 · 18 Mar 2017 — 2 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2016 · 22 Oct 2016 — 3 personal bests set
- Sandnes Open 2016 · 17 Sep 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2016 · 4 Mar 2016 — 5 personal bests set
- UiO Open 2016 · 7 Feb 2016 — 2 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2015 · 24 Oct 2015 — 7 personal bests set
- Oslo Fall 2015 · 12 Sep 2015 — 4 personal bests set
- Norwegian Championship 2015 · 14 Mar 2015 — 6 personal bests set
- Kjeller Open 2014 · 15 Nov 2014
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.
- Ulrik Bredland — met in 241 rounds, finished ahead 59 times
- Kim Roger Haraldsen — met in 214 rounds, finished ahead 57 times
- Einar Kvam Lundberg — met in 201 rounds, finished ahead 116 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.96 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 one-handed single — 2,187 people have one; it is 2.27 away.
Targets move as he improves.