People · Canada
Owen Kwasniewski
3×3 · top 3.7% of 284,439 all-time · competing since January 2016 · 2016KWAS01
Owen Kwasniewski has been competing for 11 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 8.48, set at Edmonton Winter 2026, puts him in the top 3.7% of the 284,439 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 359th in Canada. Until July 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since January 2016, he has put 368 official solves on the record across eleven events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 79% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 15.50 in January 2016 to 8.48, a 45% improvement. Owen has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 8.48 | 10.34 | top 3.7% | 359 / 10,392 | |
| 4×4 | 37.49 | 43.77 | top 9.2% | 216 / 3,118 | |
| 2×2 | 2.57 | 3.82 | top 9.6% | 624 / 7,173 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.60 | 7.04 | top 10.8% | 394 / 4,858 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 18.63 | 26.14 | top 16.8% | 352 / 2,620 | |
| Skewb | 5.66 | 10.38 | top 23.2% | 558 / 2,907 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 37 moves | 42.67 | early days — 3 solves | 119 / 283 | |
| Megaminx | 2:00.21 | 2:29.56 | top 45.8% | 508 / 1,375 | |
| 5×5 | 2:01.40 | 2:10.07 | top 50.1% | 661 / 1,499 | |
| Square-1 | 34.98 | 51.50 | top 58.3% | 521 / 952 | |
| 3×3 blindfolded | 7:27.10 | — | early days — 1 solve | 326 / 351 |
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
- 3 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at Edmonton Winter 2026.
- 18 Jan 2020First sub-10 3×3: 9.42 at Alberta 5th Anniversary 2020.
- 18 Jan 2020Seven personal bests in one day at Alberta 5th Anniversary 2020.
- 26 Aug 2017Three personal bests in one day at Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017.
- 15 Jul 2017Five personal bests in one day at Canadian Open 2017.
- 10 Jun 2017Four personal bests in one day at QUALberta 2017.
Competitions
- Red Deer Favourites 2026 · 14 Feb 2026
- Edmonton Winter 2026 · 3 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Alberta 5th Anniversary 2020 · 18 Jan 2020 — 7 personal bests set
- I Hope It's Solved Edmonton 2 2019 · 23 Nov 2019
- Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 5 personal bests set
- QUALberta 2017 · 10 Jun 2017 — 4 personal bests set
- Edmonton Limited Summer 2016 · 13 Aug 2016 — 1 personal best set
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 6 personal bests set
- Edmonton Open Winter 2016 · 30 Jan 2016 — 3 personal bests 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.
- Paris Dorn — met in 68 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ryan Yasinko — met in 63 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- James Deibert — met in 62 rounds, finished ahead 34 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 7,931 people have one; it is 0.48 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,388 people have one; it is 7.49 away.
Targets move as he improves.