People · Finland
Niila Kauppi
Square-1 · top 2.6% of 25,272 all-time · competing since September 2022 · 2022KAUP01
Niila Kauppi has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Square-1: a personal-best single of 7.66, set at Kanta-Hämeen Kuutionvääntelyt 2026, puts him in the top 2.6% of the 25,272 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Finland. Until November 2013, no official Square-1 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since September 2022, he has put 626 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 16% around a typical one; 89% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. Niila has entered twelve 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 | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square-1 | 7.66 | 10.81 | top 2.6% | 8 / 155 | |
| Clock | 4.79 | 5.56 | top 3.9% | 15 / 194 | |
| 3×3 | 9.45 | 10.91 | top 6.0% | 88 / 875 | |
| 2×2 | 2.33 | 3.77 | top 7.3% | 97 / 671 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.29 | 8.95 | top 15.0% | 137 / 551 | |
| 4×4 | 43.07 | 47.22 | top 15.8% | 82 / 388 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.88 | 29.18 | top 22.9% | 92 / 314 | |
| Skewb | 6.51 | 11.14 | top 29.8% | 177 / 405 | |
| 5×5 | 1:34.17 | 1:39.52 | top 30.8% | 83 / 232 | |
| Megaminx | 2:12.66 | — | top 52.6% | 111 / 188 | |
| 6×6 | 5:02.60 | — | early days — 1 solve | 96 / 116 |
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
- 21 Mar 2026Four personal bests in one day at Kanta-Hämeen Kuutionvääntelyt 2026.
- 17 Oct 2025Three personal bests in one day at Finnish Championship 2025.
- 10 May 2025Five personal bests in one day at Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2025.
- 15 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Oulu 2025.
- 2 Feb 2025Five personal bests in one day at VERK I 2025.
- 7 Dec 2024Four personal bests in one day at Helsinki 2024.
Competitions
- Kanta-Hämeen Kuutionvääntelyt 2026 · 21 Mar 2026 — 4 personal bests set
- Finnish Championship 2025 · 17 Oct 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Dubai American Academy Open 2025 · 13 Sep 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Kampin Kuutiopäivät 2025 · 10 May 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Oulu 2025 · 15 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- VERK I 2025 · 2 Feb 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Helsinki 2024 · 7 Dec 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Willimiehen Kuutiopäivät 2023 · 22 Jul 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Raha Open 2023 · 21 May 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- American School of Bahrain 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Sunmarke Dubai Open 2022 · 16 Dec 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Dubai Summer Open 2022 · 10 Sep 2022 — 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.
- Niko Ronkainen — met in 112 rounds, finished ahead 14 times
- Leo Alanen — met in 110 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Luukas Lempinen — met in 108 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-6 Square-1 single — 201 people have one; it is 1.66 away.
- A sub-4 Clock single — 741 people have one; it is 0.79 away.
Targets move as he improves.