People · Sweden
Nikolaj Johansson Kalén
Pyraminx · top 5.3% of 129,321 all-time · competing since October 2022 · 2022KALE04
Nikolaj Johansson Kalén has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 3.46, set at Cuboss Open 2023, puts him in the top 5.3% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 135th in Sweden. Until February 2008, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 14 competitions since October 2022, he has put 324 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 65% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 39.40 in October 2022 to 18.17, a 54% improvement. Nikolaj has entered 14 competitions, more competitions than 95% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 3.46 | 6.72 | top 5.3% | 135 / 1,730 | |
| 2×2 | 4.23 | 6.28 | top 29.5% | 739 / 2,325 | |
| 3×3 | 18.17 | 23.33 | top 34.6% | 899 / 2,925 | |
| Skewb | 8.06 | 10.77 | top 41.7% | 510 / 1,173 | |
| 4×4 | 1:46.99 | 2:22.54 | top 75.0% | 715 / 1,120 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 53.62 | 1:19.48 | top 79.8% | 639 / 868 | |
| Clock | 27.57 | 32.78 | top 81.2% | 437 / 546 | |
| 5×5 | 4:28.68 | — | early days — 1 solve | 508 / 562 |
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 Apr 2023First sub-20 3×3: 18.47 at Squockholm Open 2023.
- 22 Apr 2023Three personal bests in one day at Squockholm Open 2023.
- 15 Apr 2023Four personal bests in one day at Cuboss Open 2023.
- 7 Jan 2023First sub-30 3×3: 22.98 at Nyköping Winter Cubing 2023.
- 1 Oct 2022First competition: Södertälje Autumn 2022. A 39.40 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Swedish Championship 2024 · 10 May 2024
- Uppsala Winter Cubing 2024 · 24 Feb 2024
- Stockholmsligan 6: Curling - 2023 · 6 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Swedish Championship 2023 · 3 Jun 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Nacka Open 2023 · 6 May 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Stockholmsligan 7: The Magpies - 2023 · 25 Apr 2023
- Squockholm Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Cuboss Open 2023 · 15 Apr 2023 — 4 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan 6: Red Devils - 2023 · 29 Mar 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Stockholmsligan 5: The Reds 2023 · 16 Mar 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Stockholmsligan 2: Spurs - 2023 · 1 Feb 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Nyköping Winter Cubing 2023 · 7 Jan 2023 — 2 personal bests set
- Herrljunga Open 2022 · 14 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Södertälje Autumn 2022 · 1 Oct 2022
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 74 rounds, never finished ahead
- Leo Lindqvist — met in 63 rounds, never finished ahead
- Vincent Rylander — met in 58 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-3 Pyraminx single — 4,700 people have one; it is 0.46 away.
- A sub-4 2×2 single — 49,452 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
Targets move as he improves.