People · Iceland
Rúnar Gauti Gunnarsson
2×2 · top 4.0% of 189,179 all-time · competing since June 2018 · 2018GUNN03
Rúnar Gauti Gunnarsson has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.87, set at Heimaey Open 2018, puts him in the top 4.0% of the 189,179 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 8th in Iceland. Until February 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 8 competitions since June 2018, he has put 427 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 10.51 in June 2018 to 8.87, a 16% improvement. He has entered eight competitions, more competitions than 90% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Iceland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.87 | 3.90 | top 4.0% | 8 / 152 | |
| 3×3 | 8.87 | 11.85 | top 4.6% | 4 / 202 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.44 | 9.63 | top 9.9% | 11 / 101 | |
| 4×4 | 40.77 | 44.79 | top 13.1% | 2 / 68 | |
| Skewb | 4.83 | 9.08 | top 16.9% | 12 / 67 | |
| 5×5 | 1:22.84 | 1:27.67 | top 21.5% | 2 / 43 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 20.44 | 27.36 | top 21.7% | 7 / 58 | |
| Megaminx | 1:26.21 | 1:39.54 | top 25.8% | 5 / 29 | |
| 6×6 | 2:42.55 | 2:53.66 | top 32.2% | 3 / 19 | |
| 7×7 | 4:23.55 | 4:45.66 | top 39.1% | 4 / 16 | |
| Square-1 | 32.89 | 36.39 | top 54.9% | 11 / 28 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 49 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 10 / 12 | |
| Clock | 1:10.44 | — | early days — 1 solve | 23 / 23 |
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
- 7 Mar 2020First sub-10 3×3: 8.87 at Iceland Open 2020.
- 6 Jun 2018First competition: Heimaey Open 2018. A 11.16 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Iceland Open 2025 · 21 Mar 2025
- Nýliðamót Kubbafélagsins 2024 · 16 Mar 2024 — 1 personal best set
- Iceland Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
- Icelandic Nationals 2022 · 2 Dec 2022
- Iceland Open 2020 · 7 Mar 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Lights of Reykjavik 2019 · 4 Jan 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Icelandic Nationals 2018 · 9 Jun 2018 — 2 personal bests set
- Heimaey Open 2018 · 6 Jun 2018 — 2 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.
- Óskar Pétursson — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 17 times
- Clément Cherblanc — met in 51 rounds, finished ahead twice
- Óðinn Logi Gunnarsson — met in 48 rounds, finished ahead 29 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,050 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 0.87 away.
Targets move as he improves.