People · Finland
Otto von Hellens
Pyraminx · top 11.7% of 129,321 all-time · competing since August 2007 · 2007HELL01
Otto von Hellens has been competing for 19 years. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.75, set at Finnish Open 2009, puts him in the top 11.7% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 109th in Finland. Across 13 competitions since August 2007, he has put 390 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 87% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 1:40.00 in August 2007 to 17.09, an 83% improvement. Otto has entered 13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.75 | 9.81 | top 11.7% | 109 / 551 | |
| 2×2 | 2.90 | 6.12 | top 13.1% | 173 / 671 | |
| 3×3 | 17.09 | 19.70 | top 31.3% | 337 / 875 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 36 moves | — | early days — 2 solves | 37 / 95 | |
| 4×4 | 1:33.72 | 1:47.15 | top 66.3% | 267 / 388 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 44.61 | 54.50 | top 71.1% | 226 / 314 | |
| 5×5 | 3:16.09 | 3:42.22 | top 83.0% | 189 / 232 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 6:14.59 | — | early days — 3 solves | 51 / 61 | |
| Skewb | 20.54 | 26.02 | top 90.4% | 387 / 405 |
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
- 18 Jun 2011Four personal bests in one day at Tallinn Open 2011.
- 22 Jan 2011Three personal bests in one day at Helsinki Open 2011.
- 25 Oct 2008Three personal bests in one day at Tampere Open 2008.
- 19 Jul 2008Three personal bests in one day at Finnish Open 2008.
- 23 Feb 2008First sub-60 3×3: 25.91 at Helsinki Open 2008.
- 23 Feb 2008First sub-30 3×3: 25.91 at Helsinki Open 2008.
Competitions
- Heureka Open 2014 · 22 Feb 2014 — 1 personal best set
- Vantaa Open 2013 · 23 Mar 2013 — 1 personal best set
- Finnish Open 2011 · 10 Dec 2011 — 2 personal bests set
- Tallinn Open 2011 · 18 Jun 2011 — 4 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2011 · 22 Jan 2011 — 3 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2010 · 28 Aug 2010 — 2 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2010 · 27 Feb 2010
- Finnish Open 2009 · 29 Aug 2009 — 2 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2009 · 7 Mar 2009 — 1 personal best set
- Tampere Open 2008 · 25 Oct 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2008 · 19 Jul 2008 — 3 personal bests set
- Helsinki Open 2008 · 23 Feb 2008 — 2 personal bests set
- Finnish Open 2007 · 18 Aug 2007 — 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.
- Teemu Tiinanen — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 9 times
- Aili Asikainen — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead 6 times
- Anssi Vanhala — met in 47 rounds, finished ahead once
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.75 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 8,848 people have one; it is 0.90 away.
Targets move as he improves.