People · Finland
Niko Knuutila
3×3 · top 31.5% of 288,433 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019KNUU01
Niko Knuutila has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 17.13, set at Kirkkonummi Open 2019, puts him in the top 31.5% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 347th in Finland. Across 5 competitions since February 2019, he has put 102 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Niko 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 | Finland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 17.13 | 19.17 | top 31.5% | 347 / 886 | |
| 2×2 | 4.59 | 7.21 | top 34.1% | 328 / 683 | |
| Pyraminx | 8.37 | 13.78 | top 39.5% | 292 / 558 | |
| 4×4 | 1:16.79 | 1:24.00 | top 53.3% | 221 / 397 | |
| 5×5 | 2:36.11 | 3:03.08 | top 68.7% | 161 / 236 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.44 | 50.66 | top 71.0% | 228 / 318 | |
| Skewb | 13.50 | 18.80 | top 72.8% | 336 / 411 | |
| Megaminx | 2:58.57 | — | early days — 2 solves | 151 / 193 |
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 Aug 2026Three personal bests in one day at Willimiehen Kuutiopäivät 2026.
- 12 Apr 2019Three personal bests in one day at Kirkkonummi Open 2019.
- 9 Feb 2019First competition: Vantaa Open 2019. A 18.57 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Willimiehen Kuutiopäivät 2026 · 1 Aug 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Myyrmäki Summer Challenge 2019 · 24 May 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Kirkkonummi Open 2019 · 12 Apr 2019 — 3 personal bests set
- Myyrmäki Spring Challenge 2019 · 1 Mar 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Vantaa Open 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 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 24 rounds, never finished ahead
- Juho Arjanne — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Pessi Ansaranta — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-15 3×3 single — 70,740 people have one; it is 2.13 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 50,215 people have one; it is 0.59 away.
Targets move as he improves.